Laotian Chicken (Kai Lao) with Michael's Home Cooking

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is lower in calories and easier to find.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

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

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity and flavor profile.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with additional flavor.

Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil.

Add 2 crushed cloves of garlic and 2 chopped onions to the pan and fry for 1.5 minutes.

Add ground pork and cook until completely done.

Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.

Add the chopped jalapeno and cook until the pork is fully cooked.

Add coriander leaves and 1/2 cup of uncooked rice, stirring to combine.

Pour in 1 cup of coconut cream and bring to a slight simmer, covering the pan.

Simmer until the coconut milk is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Cut the chicken in half and rub with a garlic clove and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt.

Place the chicken in a pot and add coconut milk, coconut cream, a garlic clove, and lime leaf.

Simmer the chicken for 1 hour, covered, after it comes to a simmer.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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