Dinner
Lemongrass Butter Roast Chicken
A Vietnamese-French Indochine fusion, chicken thighs roasted under a compound butter built from lemongrass, fish sauce, and shallot so the French butter technique and Vietnamese aromatic depth are structurally inseparable, served with herb rice and nuoc cham.
$5
15 minsPrep
35 minsCook
50 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
520Calories
35gProtein
22gFat
48gCarbs
8gSugar
2gFiber
680mgSodium
105mgChol
0gSat Fat
Goes well with
Sauvignon Blanc
local
Vietnamese Iced Tea with Jasmine
international
High Protein
Gluten-Free
fusion-kitchen
Instructions
1
Prep
Mince lemongrass white part very finely. Mince shallot, grate garlic and ginger, zest lime. Mix softened butter with lemongrass, 1.5 tsp fish sauce, shallot, garlic, ginger, lime zest, and brown sugar until combined. Whisk nuoc cham: 2 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1.5 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tbsp water, 0.5 clove grated garlic, sliced chilli until sugar dissolves.
2
Roast
Preheat oven to 210°C. Pat chicken thighs dry, season with salt and pepper. Loosen skin on each thigh, push half the compound butter under the skin, spread evenly, rub remaining butter over outside. Place skin-side up on a tray. Roast 30–35 minutes until skin is deep golden, blistered, and juices run clear when pierced.
3
Build
While chicken roasts, cook jasmine rice according to packet instructions. Fluff rice, fold through coriander, mint, spring onions, and 1 tbsp lime juice while still warm.
4
Rest and plate
Rest chicken 5 minutes. Divide herb rice between two plates, top each with two chicken thighs, spoon nuoc cham generously over and alongside. Serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 44 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 0.5 tsp0.5 tsp fine sea salt
- 0.25 tsp0.25 tsp black pepper
- 60g60g unsalted butter
- 11 stalk lemongrass
- 3.5 tsp3.5 tsp fish sauce
- 11 small shallot
- 1.5 cloves1.5 cloves garlic
- 8g8g fresh ginger
- 11 lime zest
- 0.5 tsp0.5 tsp soft brown sugar
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp lime juice
- 1.5 tbsp1.5 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp water
- 0.50.5 small fresh red chilli
- 180g180g jasmine rice
- 10g10g fresh coriander
- 5g5g fresh mint
- 22 spring onions
