How to Make Rustic Stir-Fried Chicken with Betel Leaves, Appealing to Treat the Family

How to Cook Stir-Fried Chicken with Betel Leaves

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  Prepare and Marinate the Chicken

  After buying deboned chicken thighs, remove the skin, wash thoroughly, drain, and use a knife to cut into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl.

  Add to the bowl 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of ground pepper, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of minced lemongrass, and mix well.

  How to Clean Chicken Meat Without Odor

  • You can eliminate the smell of chicken thighs by plucking out any fine feathers remaining on the surface of the chicken thighs.
  • Then, mix vinegar with salt and apply it to the chicken thighs, or soak the chicken thighs in this mixture for 3 – 5 minutes.
  • Finally, rinse the chicken thighs with clean water, drain them, and they are ready for cooking.

  See details: How to Clean Chicken Meat Without Odor

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare other ingredients

  After buying the wild betel leaves, you should pick the young leaves that are not too old. Then, wash them thoroughly with plenty of water, drain, and cut them into thin strips.

  After purchasing the shallots, peel them, rinse with clean water, and then slice them thinly.

  Peel the ginger root, wash it clean, and then cut a piece of ginger about the size of one finger segment. After that, slice the ginger into thin strips.

  

  

  

  
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  Stir-frying the dish

  Place a non-stick deep pan on the stove, turn on the heat and wait for the pan to get really hot.

  Then, gradually add 1.5 tablespoons of cooking oil and the thinly sliced shallots to the pan and stir well.

  When the shallots turn golden and fragrant, add 2 tablespoons of minced lemongrass to the pan and continue to stir.

  Once the lemongrass is also slightly golden, pour the chicken directly into the pan and stir well over high heat to sear the chicken.

  When the edges of the chicken pieces are slightly charred, add shredded ginger and 2 tablespoons of seasoning to the pan. Pour enough water to cover the chicken in the pan and stir well for a few seconds.

  After that, simmer the chicken for 5 minutes over low heat to allow the water to reduce and the chicken to absorb the seasonings.

  Next, increase the heat, add the wild betel leaves to the pan, stir continuously for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and serve on a plate.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  Stir-fried chicken with wild betel leaves features hot, tender, and sweet chicken seasoned just right, combined with the characteristic aroma of lemongrass and wild betel leaves, all blended in a rich, delicious stir-fry sauce. The flavors are evenly absorbed, making it incredibly appealing.

  Just hearing about it makes you want to taste it right away, doesn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen to make it right now!