Women Talk Online reader Loy Komma sent us this recipe for chicken with coconut and lemon grass sauce. Send us your recipe – good food always stimulates one’s grey cells and good food also helps us spread the word for women’s rights 😉 !

Chicken with coconut/lemongrass sauce (serves four)

Ingredients:

450g  chicken breast, cut in strips, marinate in 1/2 teaspoon(tsp ) salt, 1tsp fish sauce & pepper

3 medium size stalks lemongrass- remove tough leaves and chop fine

3 cloves of garlic- chopped fine

50g ginger, grated

2 red chillis, chopped

Women Talk Online chef Loy Komma

1 can coconut milk

200 ml chicken or vegetable stock

2 lime leaves

200 gr. shrimps

1 large carrot, julienned

5-6 dried shitake- soak in warm water to soften and then slice thin

A handful of sugar snaps

Method:

Sautee chicken in oil till cooked, add the chopped ingredients andcontinue to cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add coconut milk, chicken stock & lime leaves. Let it slowly simmer for at least 45 minutes.

Add the shrimps and when cooked, add the vegetables.

Turn off the heat when the vegetables are half-cooked.

Season with more fish sauce or salt & pepper to taste.

Serve with steamed rice.

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