thai grilled chicken gai yang

BBQ & Grill

Thai grilled chicken Gai yang

PREP TIME

45 Mins
COOK TIME

45 Mins
SERVING

10 People
VIEWS

3,450

Try grilling Thai style. Gai yang is Thai grilled chicken and nam jim jaew is a wildly popular dipping sauce – sweet, sour and a bit spicy. Recipe from Live Fire by Helen Graves (Hardie Grant £26), out now.

Ingredients

2–2.5kg whole free-range chicken

Steamed rice and lime wedges to serve

For the marinade

3 tbsp chopped coriander, roots and stalks

1 garlic bulb, cloves peeled

2 tbsp light brown sugar

30g fresh turmeric, grated (see Know-how)

2 tsp white peppercorns

3 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

For the nam jim jaew

1 tbsp glutinous (sticky) rice

2 small Thai shallots (or 1 regular shallot), thinly sliced

1 spring onion, green part only, thinly sliced

2 tbsp fish sauce

1-2 tbsp light brown sugar

3-4 tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp chilli flakes (or to taste)

You’ll also need

Spice grinder or pestle and mortar

Kitchen scissors

Barbecue

Directions

Sign-Up / Login to continue Reading

Air fryer meatballs with crispy potatoes

Meals & Dishes

Za’atar-spiced lamb tacos

Techniques