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Home-Style Chicken Kebat

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Served with a side of plain jasmine rice, chicken kebat is Burmese home cooking at its simplest. Desmond’s mom wonders why it even requires a recipe. This is one of those dishes that you can easily pull together on a weeknight. To spice things up, add a minced Thai chile or a dried chile.

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