Vitenamese-Style Grilled Chicken Bowl

Ingredients

• Nuoc Cham Sauce

  • 5 ml (1 tsp) sambal oelek
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 10 ml (2 tsp) sugar
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 60 m l (1/4 cup) fish sauce (nuoc mam)
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) water

• Chicken

  • 2 stalks lemongrass or grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) peanut or canola oil
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) toasted sesame oil
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) chicken broth
  • 8 skinless and boneless chicken thighs

• Garnishes

  • 200 g (7 oz) rice vermicelli, soaked in boiling water and drained
  • 1/2 iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 unpeeled English cucumber, cut into thin strips
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) toasted salted peanuts, chopped