Green Papaya Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN PAPAYA SOUP

Steps:

• Add vegetable oil to a cooking pot in medium heat. Once hot, add ginger and chopped garlic. Stir for a minute.
• Add chopped red onion. Give a quick stir till it turns transparent.
• Add chicken and stir to mix for 5 minutes before pouring water
• Once it started to boil, add fish sauce and chicken bouillon cubes.
• Lower to fire to low heat to let it simmer for 20 minutes. Make sure you cover the pot with the lid to let it cook faster.
• Add green papaya in the pot, and let simmer for 3 minutes
• Add the spinach, and let it simmer for additional 2 minutes before turning off the fire. Do not remove the lid of the pan since the steam will help continue cooking the vegetables.

GREEN PAPAYA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• Add the onions and saute until transparent, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and ginger and saute another 2-3 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces and saute another 5 minutes to partially cook and lightly brown.
• Add the fish sauce and stir well.
• Add water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring and skimming off fat and scum occasionally.
• Add cubed papaya and simmer another 5-10 minutes until papaya is tender.
• Remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste and stir in the chopped spinach.
• This dish will be soupy when done.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD AND LEMONGRASS CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the Papaya Salad:
• Mix all ingredients, toss with vinaigrette, chill and serve in 30 minutes
• For the Asian Vinaigrette:
• Whisk together all the ingredients, except the oil. Slowly whisk in the oil and place into the refrigerator until chilled.
• For the Lemongrass Chicken:
• Add all ingredients in re-sealable bag. Add the chicken and let marinate for 4 to 24 hours.
• Remove from marinade. Skewer chicken onto sugar cane skewers and place onto preheated grill. Grill on both sides until marked and cooked through. Place the skewers onto a serving platter and squeeze 1/2 lemon over the finished chicken. Garnish with chopped peanuts and scallions.
• Serve the salad alongside the chicken.

THAI GRILLED CHICKEN WITH THAI GREEN PAPAYA SALAD (GAI YANG WITH SOM TAM)

Steps:

• For the Thai grilled chicken: Spatchcock each chicken by placing it breast-side down on a cutting board with the legs closest to you. Use kitchen shears to cut down the backbone. Flip the chicken over and press down in the center of the breast to flatten. Prick the skin side all over with a fork.
• Add the cilantro roots, fish sauce, palm sugar, peppercorns, oyster sauce, turmeric, salt and 4 cloves of the garlic to a food processor. Process until all the peppercorns are broken up and a chunky paste is formed.
• Rub the chicken all over with the paste (including under the skin) and marinate at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook the remaining 8 cloves garlic with the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, capturing the oil in a small bowl beneath. Spread the garlic on a plate to cool; reserve for serving.
• Before grilling, bring the chicken to room temperature for an hour. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil over the chicken.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat a double-burner grill pan over medium heat.
• Place chickens skin-side down on the grill pan at a 45 degree angle. Cook until marked by the grill pan, flipping once to create crosshatches, about 5 minutes. Transfer skin-side up to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack.
• Trim off the spiky top and the base from the lemongrass, peel off the first few outer layers and then bruise the stalk with the heel of a chef's knife; this helps release the flavorful oils. Using the bruised lemongrass as a brush, baste the chickens all over with some of the remaining garlic oil.
• Cook in the oven until the chickens are golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 10 to 15 minutes. For the last 2 minutes of baking, switch the oven to broil.
• Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes and then cut each into pieces. Garnish with the reserved garlic.
• For the Thai green papaya salad: Add the garlic, chiles, fish sauce, palm sugar and lime juice to a food processor. Process until a chunky paste is formed. (At this point you can adjust the flavor to your liking; add more fish sauce for a saltier taste, more lime juice to make the salad more sour.)
• Transfer the paste to a large bowl and add the papaya, long beans, tomatoes and the dried shrimp and 1 tablespoon of the peanuts if using. Mix together by hand, rubbing the paste into the salad, making sure to coat everything.
• Transfer the salad to a serving dish, making sure to get all the dressing. Top with the remaining 1 tablespoon peanuts if using.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH GREEN PAPAYA

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large sauce pot, heat oil and brown chicken.
• Add ginger and onion; cook until onion is transparent.
• Add broth and water. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Peel papaya and cut into 2 x 2 1/2 inch pieces. Add papaya to soup and cook 5 to 10 minutes or until papaya is tender.