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Preparation
5 hours 15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Thai-style grilled chicken is fragrant with various spices and the characteristic marinating method of the land of golden pagodas, adding an attractive and unique flavor to your meal. If your family enjoys chicken dishes, then let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to try this grilling recipe right away!
Ingredients for Thai-style Grilled Chicken Serves 4 people
Local chicken 1 bird (whole) Coriander seeds 2 teaspoons Pepper 1 tablespoon Bird’s eye chili 6 pieces Garlic 5 cloves Chopped lemongrass 2 stalks Coriander roots 3 stalks Lime 15 leaves Honey 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Soya sauce 1 tablespoon Annatto oil 2 tablespoons Seasoning powder 3 tablespoons Five-spice powder 1/3 teaspoon
Cooking tools
Oven, blender, knife, bowl, spoon
How to choose delicious local chicken
For live chickens
- Choose a healthy, agile chicken that is active rather than one that is sluggish and moves slowly.
- Chickens with smooth, slightly shiny feathers are usually healthy and not sick, so their meat tends to be tastier.
- Avoid buying chickens with closed eyes and a runny nose as they are likely to be infected.
For processed chickens
- Choose medium-sized chickens for the best meat quality, as small chickens usually have less meat, while overly large ones may be water-injected.
- Opt for chickens with a characteristic golden yellow skin, thin skin that feels smooth to the touch, less bumpy, and good elasticity.
- Red-pink meat inside indicates that the chicken is fresh, which will yield a satisfactory result when grilled. Avoid those with bruises or blood clots in the meat as they are often dead before being processed and will not taste good.
How to make Thai-style Grilled Chicken
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Make the marinade sauce
Add 2 teaspoons of coriander seeds, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, 6 bird’s eye chilies, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 stalks of lemongrass, 3 coriander roots, 5 kaffir lime leaves, and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the dry grinder of the blender and blend until the mixture is relatively smooth.
Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, add 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of annatto oil, 3 tablespoons of seasoning powder, and 1/3 teaspoon of five-spice powder, then mix well.
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Marinate and grill the chicken
Pour all of the marinade sauce over the chicken, rub it in so that the mixture spreads evenly on the skin, and marinate for 5 hours for the chicken to absorb the flavor.
After marinating, place 10 kaffir lime leaves inside the chicken cavity. Use skewers to pierce through the chicken and place it in the oven at a temperature of 170 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
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Final product
You can chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces and serve it to the family along with salad and hot rice. You can sprinkle a little fresh lime leaves on the meat for decoration and added fragrance.
The carefully selected chicken meat will be tender and delicious when grilled in the oven at a constant temperature, which will give it a crispy skin and evenly cooked meat. The fragrant Thai flavors combined with the fresh lime leaves will make the chicken dish more appealing and mouth-watering.
So you now know how to grill chicken Thai style deliciously with rich and familiar Thai spices that are easy to find. When you have time, try this dish for the whole family to enjoy! Wishing you success.
