Chicken Recipes - Chicken Drumsticks With Lemon Grass And Peanuts

Ingredients

• 12 small chicken drumsticks

• 2 tbsp fish sauce (nuoc mam)

• 2 lemon grass roots, finely chopped

• 2 spring (green) onions, finely chopped

• slat and pepper

• 3 tbsp vegetable oil

• 1 red chili, seeded and shredded

• 1 tsp brown or crushed palm sugar

• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts

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Method:

1. Skin the drumsticks if preferred, or prick all over with a fork to allow the seasonings to penetrate.

2. Place in a dish with the fish sauce, lemon grass, half the onions, salt and pepper and set aside for 2 hours, turning several times.

3. Heat the oil in a wok and gently sauté the chicken until cooked through, about 12 minutes. Add the chili, sugar and peanuts with the remaining onions and toss on high heat briefly. Serve with rice.