Bo Bun with Chicken & Crispy Spring Roll - Morgane Recipes

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu provides a plant-based option while pork is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a gluten-free alternative, while salt is a basic seasoning.

spring rolls

🥗Healthier: baked spring rolls

💰Cheaper: vegetable rolls

Baked spring rolls reduce oil content, while vegetable rolls can be made with inexpensive ingredients.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and cost-effective.

Cook the rice noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring a little at the beginning.

Drain the noodles and rinse in cold water, then let them drain.

Cut the chicken into chunks and place in a mixing bowl.

Cut the onion into chunks and add to the bowl with the chicken.

Chop the garlic cloves and mince the softest part of the lemongrass, then add to the bowl.

Season the chicken with ¼ teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, a pinch of ground pepper, and 1 teaspoon of turmeric. Mix and let sit.

Finely mince the shallots and crush the roasted peanuts.

Grate the carrot, add the bean sprouts, cut the salad leaf, and cucumber. Cut the cilantro and spring onion into sections, and detach the mint and basil leaves from their stems. Mix all the vegetables together.

Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the shallots until browned, then pour them into a small bowl.

Fry the spring rolls in medium heat oil until browned and crispy, then remove and place on a rack.

Sauté the marinated chicken in 2 tablespoons of oil over high heat, browning for 1 minute without stirring, flipping, and browning for another minute, then stirring for another minute.

Dress the bowl for each guest with rice noodles, vegetables, sautéed chicken, crispy spring rolls, fried shallots with their oil, and roasted peanuts.

Each guest pours spring roll dipping sauce on their salad and mixes their bowl.

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