How to Make Chicken with Mint Like Burma Superstar

I have been enjoying making the Southeast Asian dishes that I have been making since the recipes introduce you to new ingredients, but is really not that far off from how you would normally cook. Chicken and Rice is a very easy dish, but this style cooking takes your chicken to new places that you don’t normally go.

Hope you enjoy this simple recipe to spice up your simple chicken and rice dishes!

Cookbook – Burma Superstar

Ingredients –

Boneless skinless chicken – 1 pound
Cumin – 1/2 tsp
Ground mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Sriracha – 2 tbsp
Soy Sauce – 1 tbsp
Fish Sauce – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Canola Oil
Garlic Cloves – 6-8
Minced garlic – 1 tsp
Minced ginger – 1 tsp
Jalapeno – 1/2 chopped
Chopped cilantro – for garnish
Mint – chopped for garnish

Tools –

Large pan

Step 1 – Prep all ingredients

Everything goes pretty quickly once this gets started so make sure have everything already done before starting except maybe the garnishes.

Mince the chicken, cutting across the grain into strips. Then cut the strips finely until everything looks even. Cutting by hand instead of a food processor results in a better texture.

Combine the cumin, ground mustard, sriracha, soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar.

Step 2 – Start the Chicken

In a large pan or wok, add oil over medium heat. Add the garlic cloves, pool the oil to one side to help cook evenly. Fry until golden brown and softened, remove the garlic, leave oil in the wok.

Increase heat to high, when oil is hot (but not smoking), add the garlic and ginger. Stir for a few seconds then add the chicken. Continue to stir the chicken, spread the chicken across the whole pan. Some water will start to form but it will cook away. Cook until the chicken is light brown in color.

Stir in the liquid mixture, garlic cloves, and jalapeno. Stirring constantly until the liquid lightly coats the meat, mix the chopped cilantro and mint. Serve immediately.

And that’s it! This dish naturally goes great with rice and is a quick meal to cook at home. Let’s check out the rating for this:

Difficulty is ingredients – 3 stars – Probably need one trip to a standard market
Perceived difficulty – 3 stars – not difficult, not too hard though
Difficulty after cooking – 2.5 stars – Almost a three stars, but it really is an easy dish to make
Time taken – 2 stars – less than an hour
Taste – 4 stars – Great dish to make during the week to spice up your chicken especially if you are feeling Burmese food
Make again – 4 stars – Yes, definitely. Not something I would crave on a daily basis, but a great option to have