Chicken cooked with Ginger (Ga Ban Kho Gung)

Another simple, yummy, delicious Vietnamese Dish, recipe adapted from Luke's Nguyen Vietnam Recipes.

Please watch the video which I have extracted below first as the recipe written was slightly different from the video. The recipe given below has been adjusted based on the video and with some of my modification.

Serving: 3-4

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1kg g chicken, chopped into bite sized pieces (I used 2 Chicken Legs and separated them into Drums and thighs)
2 Tablespoons finely sliced Ginger
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons finely diced Garlic
1 Tablespoon finely diced Asian Shallots
250ml chicken stock
4 Spring onions (scallions), sliced into 4cm lengths
Pinch of cracked black pepper
1 Long Chilli, julienned, to garnish (I omitted it)
1 Cup Cooked Spinach (This is optional as this is not part of Luke's recipe)

1.In a mixing bowl, combine fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar. In a mortar, put 1 tablespoon of ginger and crushed it, mix it into the the marinade. Mix well, then add the chicken, massaging the marinade into the flesh.

2.Cover and place in the fridge to marinate for 20 minutes.

3. Heat up oil in a wok or saucepan in medium heat, then add balance of ginger, shallots, garlic and  and cook until fragrant.

4.Turn the heat to high, then add the chicken, sealing all sides. Cover the chicken with the stock, pour in the remaining marinade and bring to the boil.

5.Skim off all impurities until clear and cover the pan. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes to cook through the bony parts.

6. Remove the cover, stir the chicken and continue to cook the chicken (Do not cover) as it is to reduce the stock to minimum which will take about a few mins in medium heat. 

7.Add spring onions and cracked black pepper, stir and cook for a further minute.

8. Transfer cooked spinach to a serving bowl, then dish up the chicken on top of the spinach and garnish with chilli. Serve with jasmine rice.

This video below is extracted from www.sbs.com.au which featured Luke Nguyen's Vietnam.