Ingredients:
1 Stick fresh or 2 tb dried slices lemon grass
2 lb Chicken pieces, cut into small pieces
1 Garlic clove, large
1/2 inch cube fresh ginger
1 tb Sugar
1 1/2 tb Tomato paste
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Chilli powder
1/4 ts Ground turmuric YOU ALSO NEED
2 Cloves garlic
3 tb Vegetable oil
1 tb Fish sauce OR salt to taste
4-8 tb chicken stock
3 1/2 oz Onions

Cooking Instructions:
First prepare the marinade. If you are using fresh lemon grass, cut it crossways into very
thin slices, starting at the bulbous bottom end and going up around 6 inches. Discard the
strawlike top. If you are using dried lemon grass, soak it in 4 tb of hot water for an hour.
Put the chicken pieces in a bowl, add the fresh lemon grass or the drained soaked dried
lemon grass (save the soaking liquid). Peel and crush the large garlic clove, peel the
ginger and grate it finely. Add the garlic, ginger, sugar, tomato paste, salt, chilli powder
and turmeric to the chicken. Mix, cover and set aside for 1-24 hours, refrigerating if necessary.
Peel and finely chop the two garlic cloves. Put the oil in a wok or large, lidded frying pan
and set over a high heat. When it is hot, put in the garlic. Stir and fry for 30 secs or until the
garlic is golden. Add the chicken along with its marinade. Stir and fry for 5-6 mins or until
the chicken browns a little. Add the fish sauce and either the lemon grass soaking liquid or
4 tb stock. Stir once and cover. Cook on high heat for 5 mins. Lift the lid and stir, adding
another 4 tb of stock. Cover, turn the heat to low and cook for another 5 mins. While the
chicken cooks, peel the onions and cut them into a 3/4 inch dice. Separate the onion
layers within the diced pieces. Turn the heat under the chicken to high, remove the
wok lid, add the onion and fry for 1 minute. Lift the chicken out of oil and serve.