Vietnamese Inspired Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli Bowls
A fresh, healthy vietnamese inspired noodle bowl, with crispy lemongrass chicken made in the airfryer
Ingredients
Lemongrass Chicken
- 4 Chicken Thigh 600g raw
- 2-3 tsp lemongrass paste Fresh lemongrass- use 1/4 stalk
- 2 tsp minced garlic 4-6 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar or zero calorie sugar alternative
- 1-2 tsp chilli paste or flakes
- 1 tsp chicken stock paste/powder optional
Sauce
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 4 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp minced garlic 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp sugar or zero calorie sugar alternative
- 1/2 lemon or lime juiced
- 1 tsp chilli paste or flakes
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Noodle Bowl
- 160 grams Vermicelli noodles dried/uncooked, 40g per bowl
- 1-1 carrots julienned
- 1-2 cucumbers julienned
- 1 cup iceberg lettuce finely sliced
- 20 g crushed peanuts 5g per bowl
- 12 grams fried shallots 4 tsp (1 tsp ber bowl)
- 1 stalk green onion for garnish
Instructions
Lemongrass chicken
- Combine chicken and marinate and let sit in fridge for minimum 30 minutes, up to 24 hours
- Airfry chicken skin side up at 190 degrees C for 20 minutes, then flip over and cook for an extra 5 minutes (see notes above on other ways to cook chicken)
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing into strips
Sauce
- Combine sauce ingredients, and mix well to dissolve the sugar
Assemble
- Soak the vermicelli noodles in boiling water for 5-7 minutes, then rinse off in cold water to stop the noodles from sticking together
- Place equal portions of noodles in each bowl, top with veggies, and 1 sliced chicken thigh per bowl. Top with crushed peanuts, fried shallot and green onion. Serve with 2-3 tbsp of the sauce/dressing. I like to keep the sauce seperate but you can add it straight into the bowl
- Serve with lemon or lime wedges
Notes
To Serve:
Can eat cold OR can heat up in microwave for 1 minute (does not affect veggies) OR alternatively keep the chicken separate, re-heat then add it (along with the sauce) to the noodle bowl and veggies on the day of consumption.