Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
1 hour
Difficulty
Medium
Grilled chicken with durian is a grilled dish that is delicious and unique, which will enhance the flavor of your family meal, making it cozier. Let’s get cooking and learn this unique recipe right away!
Ingredients for Grilled Chicken with Durian For 3 people
Chicken 1.5 kg Durian meat 300 gr Garlic 6 cloves Shallots 3 bulbs Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Pepper a little Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Salt 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
For live chickens
- You need to observe the chicken’s movement, as when the chicken moves actively, it is healthy and active. Chickens that appear lethargic, with their tails drooping and moving slowly, are at risk of being sick or infected.
- Healthy chicken feathers will be smooth and shiny, while sick chickens will have ruffled feathers, raised head feathers, and slightly damp plumage.
- If the chicken’s eyes are tightly shut and the beak is often running, these are signs of illness.
- Sick chickens often have bruises, swelling, or unusual colors on their legs, and their combs may be pale purple or dark bruised.
For ready-to-cook chickens
- To select good ready-to-cook chicken, you should choose meat that is pinkish-red, with good elasticity.
- Good chicken meat will have a characteristic golden skin, with thin outer skin that feels smooth to the touch.
- Avoid meat that has a foul smell, is mushy, or has signs of bruising. This indicates that the chicken is sick or has been slaughtered and frozen for a long time.
How to choose delicious fresh durian
- Choose fruits that have a strong aroma; for chemically treated durians, the smell is often very faint, even nonexistent, and the aroma is usually not natural.
- Sound is a key factor in determining the quality of durian; when holding the durian, shake it lightly or use a stick to tap lightly on the body of the fruit.
- The stem of fresh durian should still have sap; by pressing your nail into it, you should feel a slight wetness from the sap. If the durian has been stored for a long time, the stem will shrivel and wither.
- The skin color should be moss green with a yellowish tinge because naturally ripened durians will have a moss green or light yellowish color; if you touch the skin and feel a creamy yellow powder, it indicates that the durian has been chemically treated to ripen.
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How to prepare Grilled Chicken with Durian
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Prepare the chicken
To clean the chicken and effectively eliminate the odor, you need to pluck the fine feathers and hair, then soak the chicken in salt for about 10 to 15 minutes, and then wash it again with water several times.
How to eliminate the odor of chicken
- In addition to the above preparation method, you can soak the chicken in alcohol or vinegar to more effectively remove the odor.
- Another method is to rub the chicken with crushed ginger or lemon for about 10 minutes and then rinse with clean water.
- Remove the oil bag, fine feathers, and blood vessels to reduce the odor of the chicken.
See details: Tips for removing the odor of chicken hiệu quả
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Separate the durian flesh
Peel each durian segment and place it on a plate. Then take each piece of durian flesh, stir well and mash until smooth.
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Prepare the chicken marinade
Chop garlic and onion finely, then add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce into a bowl along with the minced garlic and onion, and mix well. After mixing, add a little pepper to the mixture and stir well.
Reserve about 2 tablespoons of durian for the dipping sauce.
Add the remaining durian to the soy sauce mixture and stir until the mixture is smooth.
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Marinate the chicken
First, pour the prepared marinade into the chicken cavity, then drizzle the sauce evenly around the cavity.
Next, use your hands to rub the marinade inside and outside the chicken. To allow the chicken to absorb the seasoning, you can marinate it for about 1 hour.
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Grilling chicken
First, heat the charcoal stove and brush oil on the grill. Then, place the chicken on and grill it until it is golden brown on both sides and fragrant, taking about 1 hour. Remember to turn the chicken frequently to avoid burning.
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Making dipping sauce
Take the remaining durian and mix it evenly with 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, then add a little salt to give the dipping sauce a salty flavor. Stir well until the mixture is blended together.
Tip
- You can also make chao or salt and pepper, chili salt for dipping according to your preference!
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Final Product
Take the durian grilled chicken off the grill and place it on a plate suitable for the dish.
The durian grilled chicken is unique, aromatic, delicious, and sweet, with tender, chewy chicken meat enriched by the flavor of durian. This is the perfect choice to make your family meal more interesting.
Tips for Quickly Grilling a Whole Chicken
- Do not tie the chicken together as tying it will make the chicken take longer to cook because it is bound.
- If using an electric grill, do not open the oven frequently as it will cause heat loss, waste electricity, and extend the grilling time for the chicken.
- Spatchcocking the chicken will help reduce grilling time by cutting out the backbone of the chicken and flattening it out, which will result in faster cooking compared to keeping it whole.
So you have finished reading the steps to make the delicious and unique dish durian grilled chicken. Let’s go to the kitchen and prepare this delicious dish for your family!
*Refer to images and the recipe from the YouTube channel Western harvest season
