Thai-Style Grilled / Baked Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken, cut into 8-10 pieces
• 2 limes, cut into wedges

Ingredients for marinade

• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon palm sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 4 shallots, roughly chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Trim off the roots of the lemon grass, cut apart the stalks and chop roughly. Place into a blender/ food processor along with all the other marinade ingredients. Process until the mixture has reached a smooth consistency.

2. 2

   Put the chicken pieces in a deep enough dish and pour over the marinade. Stir to mix well, then cover the dish and place in chiller to marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

3. 3

   Prepare the BBQ or preheat the oven to 200ºC / 400ºF. If cooking in the oven, arrange the chicken pieces on a rack over a roasting tin (this prevents dripping juices from staining the oven).

4. 4

   Barbecue or bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the pieces are cooked and golden brown. Turn the pieces and brush with the marinade once or twice during cooking.

5. 5

   Remove from oven or BBQ and serve with lime wedges.