How to make steamed chicken with fish sauce, delicious and simple

Chicken is a familiar and nutritious dish for Vietnamese families. Let’s get into the kitchen today and transform this delicious steamed chicken dish for a richer family meal!

Prepare materials and tools

Ingredient:

• Chicken 1 chicken (about 1.2 kg)
• Purple onion 5-6 pieces
• Garlic 4 cloves
• Minced ginger 10g
• Minced garlic 20g
• Minced purple onion 30g
• Buffalo horn chili 1 fruit
• Green pepper 25g
• Pepper 5g
• Lettuce, coriander (depending on taste)
• 1 lemon
• Condiments needed: ear fish sauce, seasoning, pepper, chili sauce, soup powder, monosodium glutamate, sugar

Utensils : Pots, bowls, spoons and chopsticks

Steps to make steamed chicken with fish sauce

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

• Red onion, peeled garlic.
• Green pepper cleaned, drained.
• Finely chopped buffalo horn chili for garnish.

• Coriander, onion cleaned, chopped.
• Clean lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces, arrange on a plate.

Step 2: Mix marinade

• Put in a bowl 60g fish sauce, 40g chili sauce, 10g soup powder, 10g monosodium glutamate, 40g sugar, stir well to dissolve the ingredients.
• Add minced ginger about 10g, minced garlic 20g, minced purple onion 30g, skull pepper 5g. Mix.

Step 3: Marinate the chicken

• Add the mixed fish sauce to marinate the chicken.
• Use your hands to rub the marinade seasoning on the chicken so that the chicken can absorb all the spices.
• Marinate the chicken for about 20-30 minutes to infuse the spices.

Step 4: Prepare steamed water

• Put the pot on the stove, turn on high heat until hot, put 35g of cooking oil in the pot, add shallots, garlic and green pepper to the pot.
• Fry the ingredients until fragrant. Add 600ml of water to the pot.
• Place the chicken and seasonings in the pot. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.

Step 5: Steam the chicken

• When the water boils the chicken, open the lid, after 5-7 minutes , open the lid and turn the chicken back to let the chicken absorb the spices.
• Close the lid, steam for another 15-20 minutes , the chicken is cooked, the cooking water is also thick.
• You take out the chicken , put it on a plate with lettuce and cilantro.

• Take the sauce mixed in the pot and pour it evenly over the chicken body to make the chicken more flavorful, the skin is also more beautiful.
• You prepare to add a cup of salt and pepper lemon to dip the chicken!

Finished product

It doesn’t take too much time to make, you’ve got a delicious, exotic and delicious steamed chicken dish for your family’s meal. Let’s enjoy this delicious chicken dish!

The delicious steamed chicken with tamarind sauce is simple and easy to make, isn’t it? Good luck!

*Refer to photos and recipes from Discover Kitchen Viet YouTube channel.