Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cast Iron Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Fillet

Ingredients
2 pieces chicken breast meat
1 red onion - sliced into chunks
4 baby carrots
2 stalks lemongrass - chopped finely
2 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped
1 shallot - peeled and chopped
juice of one lime
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp cooking oil
Method
  1. Pound the chicken meat lightly with the back of a knife and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the lemongrass, garlic and shallot to form a paste.  Add in the lime juice.
  3. Marinade the chicken with this mixture and put in fridge for 5 hours or more.
  4. Brush the cast iron pan with oil and heat up until hot.
  5. Grill the onion and baby carrots for a while.  Remove from pan and transfer to a serving plate.
  6. Place chicken in pan and grill for 5 mins on each side or until cooked.
  7. Serve grilled chicken with the onion and carrots.