Description
Cambodian lemongrass ginger chicken stir fry filled with chicken, lemongrass, fresh ginger, lemon juice, lime juice, fresh cilantro, red chili & garlic!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 stick of fresh lemongrass (finely sliced)
- 1 inch of fresh ginger (grated)
- 1 lemon (zest & juice)
- 2 limes (juice)
- A handful of fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1/2 fresh red chili (sliced)
- 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp of cashew nuts (crushed)
Instructions
To prepare the marinade
- Cut the chicken breasts into cubes. Put into a large bowl.
- Add the lemongrass.
- Zest the lemon and add the juice of the lemon into the bowl.
- Add the lime juice.
- Add the ginger, cilantro, red chili and garlic.
- Mix, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate (or even overnight if you have time, for extra flavor).
To prepare the stir fry
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan on medium heat.
- Pour the chicken and marinade into the frying pan.
- Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
- Cook for 8 minutes.
- Serve with rice, cashew nuts and half a lime.
Notes
We recommend using a high quality grater for the lemon zest and ginger. We love this one available on Etsy. It is perfect for grating lemons, limes, ginger, cheese, nutmeg and more!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
Keywords: lemongrass ginger chicken stir fry
