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       Title: Chicken in Lemon Grass and Chili (Ga Xao Xa Ot)
  Categories: Poultry, Vietnamese, Chili
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       3 lb Chicken                             4 ea Cloves garlic
       1 ea Large onion                         3 tb Vegetable oil
       1 ea Salt                                2 tb Minched lemon grass
       1 ts Ground chilies                      4 tb Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
       1 tb Granulated sugar                    1 tb Caramel sauce
       1 c  Water                          
  
   Rinse chicken and dry well.  Cut into small pieces.  Peel garlic and slice
   finely.  Cut onion into halves lengthwise and then cut lengthwise into 1/2
   inch strips.  Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add a pinch of
   salt, garlic and onion.  Fry over medium heat until onion becomes
   translucent.  Add lemon grass and chili.  Fry 1 to 2 minutes until
   fragrant. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned. Add fish sauce, sugar
   and caramel sauce.  Mix well.  Add 1 cup water and cook 45 minutes or until
   chicen is tender.  Stir occasionally and add more water if necessary. Makes
   4 servings. CARAMEL SAUCE: Mix 1/2 c sugar with 4 tablespoons of water in
   heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and let boil until mixture
   changes colour.  Turn heat down to low and heat until brown.  Add 1/2 cup
   water to mixture.  Stir until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat and
   store in a jar in the refrigerator.
  
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