Thai-Style Lemongrass Chicken and Herb Wraps
Thai-Style Lemongrass Chicken and Herb Wraps
Ingredients
Lime wedges
Thinly sliced scallions (green onions)
Fresh cilantro
Fresh mint leaves
Thinly sliced Persian cucumbers
Baby Romaine hearts, little gems or butter lettuce leaves
Baby Romaine hearts, little gems or butter lettuce leaves
Dash Srirarcha or another chile-garlic sauce, plus more for serving
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice
4 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons coconut oil or another neutral oil, for sautéing
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1-3 Thai chiles, stemmed and roughly chopped (use fewer and seed for less spicy)
1/4 cup roughly chopped lemongrass (from about 2 pieces of lemongrass)
2/3 cup roughly chopped red onion
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Step by step
Stir together the chicken, the red onion, the lemongrass, the chiles, the garlic, and the salt in a medium bowl. Fit the KitchenAid® Stand Mixer with the Food Grinder attachment and the large holed blade, place a bowl under the grinder spout, and turn the Stand Mixer on to stir level.
Place the meat mixture into the Food Grinder feed, spoonful by spoonful, until it is all used up. Increase the Stand Mixer speed to medium once you have most of the mixture in the grinder. Set mixture aside until ready to cook (keep it very cold until you’re ready to cook it).
Place a large frying pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. When the oil shimmers, add the meat mixture and stir to coat. Cook the mixture, breaking it up into small, uniform pieces and cook until the chicken is cooked.
Meanwhile, combine the fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and Sriracha in a jar or bowl and shake or whisk to combine. Add half of the lime juice mixture to the pan and stir to coat. Remove the chicken mixture from the heat.
Add the chicken larb to a serving bowl along with as much of the additional lime juice as desired.