Thai Style Chicken Food

THAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the soy sauce, garlic, ginger and hot pepper sauce. Mix well and place chicken in the bowl, turning to coat evenly. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
• Heat the sesame oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the brown sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the chicken parts and saute for 5 minutes, turning to brown evenly. Pour in marinade, add the water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the peanut butter, stirring well, and simmer for 10 more minutes. Transfer chicken to a serving platter, pour sauce over, and garnish with the chives.

SPICY THAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a zip log bag or bowl.
• Remove excess fat from chicken and add to bowl.
• Add chicken to bowl/bag and let marinate for 1 hour.
• Place saute pan on med/high heat and wait until hot.
• Add hand full of chicken to pan (with some marinade sticking to chicken). DO NOT overload the pan or you will steam the chicken.
• Cook until chicken is cooked and sauce turns a darker color.
• Remove cooked chicken and repeat from step 4/5 until all done.

THAI CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• combine the gingerrot, garlic and red pepper flakes in a cup and set aside.
• Mix flour with salt and pepper to taste and dredge chicken pieces in this.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
• Saute the chicken until browned on both sides and cooked through.
• Remove the chicken and put in a warm dish, set aside in low oven to keep warm.
• Add the ginger-garlic mixture to the skillet and saute until lightly browned.
• Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and fish sauce (if using).
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until the sauce reduces and thickens.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces in the warm serving dish and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Trim and shred the sugar snap peas diagonally.
• Just prior to serving sprinkle the top of the chicken with the shredded snap peas.

CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• For the noodles: Cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
• For the sauce: Stir together the fish sauce, brown sugar, tamarind, sriracha and lime juice in a small bowl until well combined.
• For the stir fry: Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the tofu and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Push the tofu to the side, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add the chicken and shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is opaque and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Push to the side with the tofu, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add the beaten egg to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally and chopping to break up, until cooked through, about 30 seconds. Push the egg to the side with the tofu and chicken. Add the peppers to the skillet and cook just to soften slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the noodles, bean sprouts, scallions and sauce to the skillet. Combine the tofu, chicken and egg into the ingredients and stir fry, coating the ingredients with the sauce, and simmer to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pile the stir fry onto a serving plate and top with chopped peanuts and cilantro leaves. Serve immediately with lime wedges.

THAI-STYLE CHICKEN BREASTS IN FOIL

Steps:

• Tear off two sheets of aluminum foil, each about 18 inches square, and place one on top of the other. Use 1 tablespoon of the oil to smear a patch in the center of the foil, large enough to hold the chicken. Make a bed of the lotus root or jicama in the center, then top with the chicken breasts, red pepper, mango, lime lives, scallions, coconut milk, nam pla, and another tablespoon of the oil.
• Fold the foil over the chicken onto itself and crimp the edges as tightly as possible by making 1- or 2- inch folds, one after the other, each sealing the other. Seal the package very tightly, but leave plenty of room around the chicken. (You can prepare the recipe up to 3 hours in advance to this point; refrigerate the package as is for up to 3 hours before proceeding.
• Place a skillet large enough to hold the package over high heat. A minute later, add the remaining oil, then pour out all but a film. Put the package in the skillet; it will sizzle. About 2 minutes later, the package will expand like a balloon; be careful of the escaping steam. Cook for 5 minutes longer from that point.
• Remove the package from the heat, again taking care to avoid any escaping steam. Let rest for 1 minute, then cut a slit down the length of the top with a knife. Use a knife and fork to open up the package, then spoon the chicken, garnish, and juices onto a plate and serve.

THAI STYLE CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Note: I served this without noodles if you choose to serve over noodles or rice, lower chicken weight to about 700-800g and bok choy to 250-300g and bean sprout to about 120g.
• Combine chicken and ginger in a bowl, heat some of the peanut oil in a wok and cook chicken in batches, until browned all over, adding extra oil as needed.
• Add a little extra oil and stir fry pepper and garlic for about 1-2 Min's, stir constantly so as not to burn garlic.
• Add soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, sambal oelek, sweet chili sauce and sugar, stir to combine.
• Add bok choy, sprouts, onion, coriander, mint, stir, cover for just a few Min's to just wilt vegetables (you still want a good crunch), stir once more and serve.
• To serve: Serve as is on individual serving plates. Read note above if serving over rice or noodles.

THAI STYLE STEAMED CHICKEN WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Drop swiss chard leaves into a pan of boiling water, drain immediately, then dip into a bowl of iced water until cold. Drain well.
• Place a chicken fillet on a swiss chard leaf, sprinkle with lime leaves, chilli and lemongrass. Wrap swiss chard leaf around chicken to enclose (you may need more than one leaf if they aren't large enough).
• Line a bamboo steamer with baking paper or a heatproof plate. Place chicken in prepared steamer over a wok or pan of simmering water. Cover and steam about 15 minutes or until cooked through.
• Meanwhile, place noodles in a large heatproof bowl, cover with hot water and stand for 5 minutes; drain.
• To make sweet chilli dressing combine all ingredients in a small screw-top jar and shake well.
• Toss half of the sweet chilli dressing through the noodles. Slice the chicken in thick slices and serve with noodles and remaining sweet chilli dressing.

THAI-STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken in a bowl.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Add chicken and leave to marinate at least one hour, preferably longer.
• Grill chicken on the BBQ, hotplate or in the griller until golden brown and cooked through.
• Ususlly you would expect 12 thigh fillets to feed 4 to 6 people- in my family the kids eat 4 each so this recipe serves 3.

BARBEQUED THAI STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut cilantro roots off at the stem, and mince thoroughly. Set aside a few leaves for garnish. In a blender or food processor, combine cilantro roots and leaves, garlic, chile peppers, turmeric, curry powder, sugar, and salt. Process to a coarse paste. Pour in fish sauce, and blend until smooth.
• Place chicken in a large shallow dish. Rub with the cilantro paste. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 3 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Place chicken on the prepared grill, and brush liberally with coconut milk. Grill chicken 8 to 15 minutes on each side, depending on the size of the pieces. Turn only once, and baste occasionally with coconut cream. Cook until browned and tender, and juices run clear.