Thai Chicken Breasts with Coconut Milk & Lemongrass

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Asian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 13.5 oz. can unsweetened coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp. fish sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, outer layers removed, core finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 2 scallions, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces, plus more sliced scallions for garnish
  • Sliced Thai chile, for garnish

Directions

  1. Cook rice as directed. Cover and keep warm.

  2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet with a lid, bring the coconut milk, fish sauce, lime juice, lemongrass and garlic to a boil over medium-high; reduce the poaching liquid to a simmer.

  3. Season the chicken with salt; add to the poaching liquid. Cook, turning once, adding the mushrooms and scallion pieces and covering halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through, 10-12 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate; tent with foil. Simmer the liquid until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.

  4. Slice the chicken; serve over the rice and top with the sauce. Garnish with the sliced scallions and chiles.

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