Ca Ri Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Curry with Bread or Noodles) Cari Ga Bun/Banh Mi

Ca Ri Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Curry with Bread or Noodles) Cari Ga Bun/Banh Mi


Ingredients
1 whole Chicken
5 Garlic Cloves
5 Shallots
4 Lemongrass
2/3 cup minced Lemongrass
2 Potatoes
4 tsp. Curry Powder
2 1/2 tsp. Sugar
2 tsp. Salt
5 1/2 cup Water
1 can Coconut Milk
1 Tbsp. Oil
1 tsp. Annatto Seed Oil
1/3 tsp. Curry Powder
1 tsp. Oil
1 tsp. Annatto Seed Oil
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Fish Sauce
1 package Rice Stick Noodles (optional)
Bread


Cut 1 whole Chicken into large chucks, put in a bowl and set aside. Mince some Lemongrass, you need about 2/3 cup minced Lemongrass.
Using a pestle, smash 4 Lemongrass and cut it 2 inch long pieces.  Put in a bowl and set aside. Slice 5 Shallots, put in a bowl and set aside.
Slice 5 Garlic Cloves, put in a bowl and set aside. Peel, wash and cut 2 Potatoes. Soak in water for 5 minutes and drain out.
Now you should have your Chicken cut into chucks, Potatoes cut into chucks, sliced Shallots and Garlic Cloves,
minced Lemongrass and Lemongrass that has been cut into 2 inch long pieces.
Using a mortar, add the sliced Garlic and Shallots. Smash the Garlic and Shallots together then set aside.
To marinate the chicken, add 4 tsp. Curry Powder in with the chicken. Add 2 Tbsp. smashed Garlic and Shallots. Add 2/3 cup minced Lemongrass. Add the 2 inch long Lemongrass pieces.
Add 2 tsp. Salt. Add 2 1/2 tsp. Sugar. Mix well.  Cover with plastic wrap and let it marinate for 1 hour.
This is optional, if you want to eat Chicken Curry with Noodles you can boil 1 package Rice Stick Noodles.  Let it cook for about 7 minutes of until soften.
Drain out and rinse with cold water.  Then set aside.
In a pan add 1 Tbsp. Oil and 2 Tbsp. smashed Garlic and Shallots. Saute for a few seconds.  Add 1 tsp. Annatto Seed Oil. Add 1/3 tsp. Curry Powder. Add in the Potato chucks.
Using medium heat, stir for a few minutes. Then remove from heat and set aside. In a different pan, add 1 tsp. Oil and 1 tsp. Annatto Seed Oil. Add in the marinated Chicken.
 This process should take about 7-10 minutes. Stir-fry the chicken until it is slightly brown. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large pot add 5 1/2 cups Water. Add 1 can Coconut Milk. Add the stir-fry chicken.  Scrape everything from the pan into the pot.
Add in the cooked Potato chucks. Add 1/2 tsp. Salt. Add 1 Tbsp. Fish Sauce. Mix and bring to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes before serving.
You can eat Chicken Curry with bread or rice noodles. If you eat with noodles remember to add some fresh herbs.