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Chicken Jerky Vietnam

Recipe for Dried Chicken with Lemon Leaves
The right way to make chicken jerky is to make it dry, sweet, and fragrant.
It can be used as a delicious snack or as a gift.

Ingredients for cooking the meat:
Skinless chicken breast – 3 kg
Lemongrass – 75 g
Onion – 150 g
Turmeric – 20 g
Ginger – 15 g
5-7 lemon leaves
1-2 l water
Chicken dry marinade wrap
40 g granulated chicken stock
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Non-spicy sweet chili – 100 g

For the sauce:
Salt (to taste)
Garlic – 140 g
Cooking oil – 4 tbsp
Sugar – 150 g
Chicken stock – 150 g (from cooking the meat)
Vietnamese chili powder – 4 tbsp
Oyster sauce – 5 tbsp
Fish sauce – 2 tbsp
Cashew oil – (nut oil) – 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
Five-spice powder – 2 tsp (star anise powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder, black pepper powder, coriander seed powder)
Ground pepper – 2 tsp
Lime leaves – 8 g

For topping:
Dried whole chili
Chopped lime leaves – 5 pcs

Cook the meat with the specified spices for about 20 minutes. Then cool in ice water and tear them apart.
Prepare the sauce in a pan with all the specified ingredients, stir well, and then add the chicken.
Mix well and sear for 20-30 minutes over low heat.
Then place the meat on a baking sheet, mix with the topping, and dry at 65°C (149°F).
Enjoy!