Thai grilled chicken

Oven grilled chicken pieces marinated in a Thai style sauce

• Serves: 4
• Difficulty: easy
• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cooking time: 45 minutes

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Ingredients

For the marinade

• 45 ml (3 tbsp) finely chopped coriander roots and stems
• 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) crushed garlic
• 5 ml (1 tsp) crushed ginger
• ½ tsp salt
• 10 ml (2 tsp) ground black pepper
• 45 ml (3 tbsp) fish sauce
• 250 ml (1 cup) coconut milk
• 1 large chicken, cut into 10 pieces (remove skin if required)
• 500 ml (2 cups) cooked Spekko Royal Umbrella Jasmine Rice
• chopped fresh coriander to garnish

Method

1. Place the coriander, chilli, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle and grind to a fine paste.
2. Transfer this mixture to a large mixing bowl.
3. Pour in the fish sauce and coconut milk, stir well.
4. Add in the chicken pieces. Cover and marinate for at least an hour at room temperature.
5. Preheat oven to 190°C.
6. Grill the chicken for 35-40 minutes until fully cooked and browned.
7. Turn the chicken every 10 minutes and brush with marinade.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander and server with Spekko Royal Umbrella Jasmine Rice.