Asian-Style Grilled Chicken
Using Asian fish sauce as a marinade for the chicken creates a salty, savory flavor that is surprisingly complex. This recipe is adapted from Alford and Duguid's third book, Hot Sour Salty Sweet.
Asian-Style Grilled Chicken
Asian-Style Grilled Chicken
© Christopher Hirsheimer
Asian-Style Grilled Chicken
- ACTIVE: 30 MIN
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TOTAL TIME:
1 HR 30 MIN
- SERVINGS: 4
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Asian fish sauce
- 2 whole chicken legs, split
- 4 chicken breast halves on the bone, each cut crosswise into 3 pieces
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Put the fish sauce in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Generously season with black pepper and toss again. Let marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
- Light a grill. Oil the grate and grill the chicken over a medium-hot fire, turning often, until lightly charred and cooked through, about 15 minutes for the breast pieces and 25 minutes for the legs and thighs. Serve.
Serve With
Steamed rice.
Asian-Style Grilled Chicken
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