Name: Minced Chicken with Galangal and Tomato
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Myanmar (Burma)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (ngapi), or substitute 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 teaspoons Red Chile Oil or store-bought, or to taste, or 2 teaspoons Shallot Oil plus ½ to 1 teaspoon Red Chile Powder or cayenne; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 2 cups chopped ripe tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes; ¼ cup chopped coriander (optional); 1 pound boneless chicken or ground chicken; 1 cup minced shallots; ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 tablespoon minced galangal

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Burma

By Naomi Duguid

Published 2012

About

Every evening in Mrauk U I had the luxury of eating at a small guesthouse on the edge of town, where the innkeeper’s wife, Shwe Nwe, served a multidish supper. The food was so varied and so fresh tasting that I think of those dinners as some kind of eating-Eden experience. Best of all, I was able to go to the kitchen daily and learn as I watched Shwe Nwe cook.

This dish has become a favorite in my family.