Chicken Roasted with Lemongrass and Garlic

Name: Chicken Roasted with Lemongrass and Garlic
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: 4 6-inch-long pieces lemongrass, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces; 10 garlic cloves; 5 shallots, quartered; 4 serrano chilies, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup water; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce (nam pla)*; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 2 1/2-pound chicken, cut in half, backbone removed; 1/2 onion, sliced; 5 ounces Chinese long beans or regular green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar

By Dorie Greenspan

March 31, 2003

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