Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oil mustard seed, or other cooking oil
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass white part only, finely chopped
  • 4 red chilies long, seeded, finely chopped
  • 1 1/3 pounds boneless chicken thighs trimmed, thinly sliced
  • tomato chopped, to serve
  • cucumber chopped, to serve
  • lemon wedges to serve
  • steamed rice to serve

Method

  • In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce and 1 tbsp water. Set aside.
  • Heat a wok on high. Add oil and stir-fry onion and garlic for 1 min, until fragrant. Add lemongrass and chili and stir-fry for another 30 secs, until fragrant.
  • Add chicken and stir-fry for 2-3 mins, until browned. Stir sauce mixture, add to chicken and stir fry for another 5 mins, until chicken is cooked through and sauce caramelizes slightly.
  • Combine tomato and cucumber and season to taste. Serve stir-fried chicken with tomato and cucumbers, lemon wedges and steamed rice.