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Vietnamese Sticky Chicken with Daikon and Carrot Pickle

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The chicken and pickled vegetables are meant to be wrapped up in lettuce leaves and eaten with your hands.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    35 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For chicken

2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha or other Asian hot chile sauce
1 1/2 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices

For pickle

2 medium carrots, peeled
1/2 lb daikon radish, peeled
1/2 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Accompaniments: at least 8 large red- or green-leaf lettuce leaves; about 8 fresh mint, basil, and/or cilantro sprigs; Sriracha or other Asian hot chile sauce

Special Equipment

a Japanese Benriner* or other adjustable-blade slicer; a well-seasoned ridged grill pan

Preparation

  1. Marinate chicken:

    Step 1

    Whisk together garlic, sugar, fish sauce, oil, lime juice, and hot sauce in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add chicken and toss to coat, then marinate 15 minutes.

  2. Make pickle while chicken marinates:

    Step 2

    Cut carrots and radish into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks (2 inches long) with slicer. Whisk together vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved, then add vegetables and toss to combine. Let stand, tossing occasionally, until wilted, about 15 minutes.

  3. Grill chicken:

    Step 3

    Heat grill pan over moderately high heat until hot, then grill chicken in 4 batches, turning over once with tongs, until just cooked through, about 1 minute total per batch. Transfer chicken to a plate as grilled and keep warm, covered with foil. Serve with pickle and accompaniments.

  4. Step 4

    *Available at Asian markets, cookware shops, and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).

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