serves
4-6
prep
20 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4-6
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 small black chicken, separate the legs from the breast
- jasmine rice, to serve
Marinade
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 4 red Asian shallots, finely diced
- 1 lemongrass stem, white part only, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 4 lemon leaves, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp Sapa honey (or regular honey)
- 50 g (1¾ oz) galangal, peeled and pounded in a mortar and pestle
Marinating time 2 hours
Instructions
Put the salt, pepper, Asian shallots, lemongrass, fish sauce, chilli powder, sesame seeds, lemon leaves, honey and galangal in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
Add the chicken, rubbing the marinade over and under its skin. Cover and place in the fridge to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight for a better result.
Heat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan to medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 15 minutes on each side. Once cooked, place the chicken on a cutting board, skin side up, and chop the leg and breast into a total of eight pieces with a heavy cleaver.
Serve the chicken on a platter with jasmine rice.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
