Copy of Thai ‘fried’ chicken with coconut sambal

    For the marinade

    For the sambal

  1. A day ahead, put all the marinade ingredients in the small bowl of a food processor and blitz to a rough paste. Put a third of the paste in a small bowl or container, cover and refrigerate. Lightly score each chicken leg three or four times with a sharp knife, then put them in a large bowl, spoon over the remaining marinade and rub it in with your hands. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  2. Take the chicken out of the fridge an hour or so before you want to cook it, so it comes back to room temperature. Heat the oven to 230C (210C fan)/450F/gas 8, and line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper. Scrape the excess marinade off the chicken, then put the legs on the tray and roast for 20 minutes. Turn down the oven to 180C (160C fan)/350F/gas 4 and roast for another 30 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile, mix all the sambal ingredients in a small bowl. Take the chicken tray out of the oven and leave it to rest for five minutes. Spread the reserved marinade over each leg, top with the sambal and serve with the lime wedges for squeezing over.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍗Chicken

Cuisine🇹🇭Thai

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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