Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint
Chicken poached with bruised lemongrass, over cold rice noodles with carrot and cucumber ribbons and a tamarind-lime dressing.
Ingredients
- 55 g Rice vermicelli
- 200 g Chicken breast
- 15 g Lemongrass
- 2 tsp Tamarind paste
- 70 g Carrot
- 100 g Cucumber
- 1 tsp Garlic-infused olive oil
- ½ Lime
- 8 g Mint
- 1 Thai chilies (optional)
- 10 g Ginger (optional)
- ½ tsp Fish sauce (optional)
Method
- Bruise the lemongrass along its length with the back of a knife until it splits and smells sharp — sliced fine it stays woody, crushed it gives everything up to the water.
- Sit the chicken in a small pan with the lemongrass and sliced ginger, cover it with cold water and hold it at a bare shiver for fifteen minutes. A rolling boil pulls the meat into strings.
- Lift the breast out, let it stop steaming and pull it along the grain into thick ropes.
- Peel the carrot and cucumber into long ribbons. Loosen the tamarind in the lime juice with the fish sauce and the ringed chilli, and pick the mint leaves.
- Pour just-boiled water over the rice vermicelli and leave it four minutes, until the strands bend without breaking, then drain and rinse them cold.
- Pile the cold noodles into a bowl with the vegetable ribbons and the chicken, trickle over the garlic-infused oil, pour the tamarind dressing across at the table and tear the mint on top.
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About Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint is a Vietnamese lunch or dinner that comes together in about 29 minutes and serves 1.
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint?
A serving has about 565 calories — 46.6g protein, 70.6g carbs, 11.5g fat, 4.9g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 46.6g of protein, roughly 33% of its calories.
Is Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint take to make?
About 29 minutes start to finish, but only around 14 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out thai chilies, ginger, fish sauce — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Lemongrass Chicken Rice Noodles with Tamarind and Mint make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.