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Vietnamese Chicken Roti - Roti Ga

Vietnamese Chicken Roti | Roti Ga

By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6
Vietnamese chicken roti is an ideal weeknight dinner, whether served with rice and veggies or stuffed into a banh mi sandwich; its tender, juicy chicken guarantees you'll be adding this in your weeknight rotation.

Ingredients

Marinade: 

  • 3 lbs chicken breast , with skin
  • 2 Tbs garlic powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ cup Maggi, or soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup avocado oil , or any neutral cooking oil
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup lemongrass, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp garlic, chopped
  • 1 large shallot, chopped
  • 1 cup coconut water

Instructions

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together then massage it into the chicken. 
  • Set it aside to marinate for 30 min.
  • In large skillet over medium heat, add cooking oil and fry chicken, skin down first, on each side for 3 minutes each.
  • Pour any marinade sauce onto the chicken. You might need to do this in 2 batches if the chicken doesn’t fit as one single layer in your skillet.
  • Remove chicken from pan, then add oil and sugar to create a caramel sauce. Let the sugar melt and turn to a light brown, amber color. Then add your aromatics: lemongrass, garlic and shallots. Stir fry until fragrant, a couple of minutes. 
  • Put the chicken back in the skillet and add coconut water. 
  • Turn heat on high and deglaze the skillet by scraping off any bits on the bottom of the skillet.
  • Once the water boils, then reduce heat to low and cover skillet with a lid.
  • Cook for 20-30 minutes, flipping chicken halfway through.  
  • Remove lid, increase heat to medium-high and cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Flip chicken halfway through.
  • Let rest for 10 minutes before serving and slicing the chicken.
  • Serve with rice and/or veggies. Enjoy!

Notes

Note: It's important to use chicken breast with skin on so it doesn't come out dry

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 1156mg | Potassium: 1170mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg