chicken

barbecued thai chicken legs

servings
4

method

A delicious chicken dish, marinated with Thai flavors and crisped up on the barbecue.

Slash the chicken legs all over with a knife.

Pick the coriander leaves and put them to one side. Add the stalks to a food processor with the rest of the ingredients and whizz to make a paste.

Rub the paste into the slashes and all over the chicken legs.

Place in a snug-fitting tin to marinate and light the barbecue. Place the roasting tin on the edge of the barbie so the chicken starts to cook gently without starting to color too much.

When the legs are about half cooked, take them out of the tray and place them directly on the barbecue. Grill, turning now and then, until cooked through and crispy brown on the outside. Sprinkle the coriander leaves over to serve.

Tip: Grill the chicken on the medium-hot bit of the barbie, so it has a chance to cook before it crisps up.

ingredients

• 4 chicken legs, preferably higher welfare
• a bunch of fresh coriander
• 2 sticks of lemon grass
• zest and juice of 2 limes
• 1 green chilli, deseeded
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• a thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled

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1. by bob on Fri 27 Apr 2012 @ 14:45

delicious

2. by Milo on Thu 23 Feb 2012 @ 08:44

Pretty average recipe. Adding 2tbs or so of palm sugar, leaving the seeds in the chili and letting the whole thing marinate overnight might get it into flavor country.

3. by patrick on Sun 04 Dec 2011 @ 14:16

ive got to admit me and chicken have never walked hand in hand, ive always preferred a red juicy meat- pork and such.<br /> But i was blown away by the thai hue and barbecue tones.<br /> I would so reccomend this to any family my kids loved it :p

4. by Jamie on Thu 29 Sep 2011 @ 09:02

Hoe long do this take to make??

5. by moira on Tue 09 Aug 2011 @ 08:59

recipe for tonight

6. by David on Thu 14 Jul 2011 @ 09:37

hello im doing this recipe for my hospitality and catering course work B'tec Simply because i think it looks and tastes great i have had this recipie many times before and if the chicken is marinated and cooked in the right way it definatly is worth cooking and taking your time on and yes i am still in school (15) Year 11

7. by Bob on Mon 13 Jun 2011 @ 13:59

u think those legs were running around once and your eating them lol they could of been happy in that chicken coop

8. by waterstones121 on Mon 14 Feb 2011 @ 09:00

I've been looking for this recipe for quite a long time. Thank you for sharing.

9. by alexdimitrova on Sun 06 Feb 2011 @ 19:37

Mmm. Sounds yummy. I would definitely try it out.<br /> Chicken is my favorite meat and I love spicy food.

10. by henry denyer on Wed 15 Dec 2010 @ 15:13

this looks like a great dish and has inspired to me take ideas and devolop this dish into somthing that will match the strict requirements of the gcse food course. ryeyou very much! pupil pages buce

11. by Erik Martin on Mon 06 Dec 2010 @ 18:20

A nice addition to your recipes and website, would be a tab at the end of a suggested recipe with suggestions for side dishes that would complement the main course. Great web site, thank you Jamie, love what your doing for kids, society as a whole!
Erik

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