Easy High Protein Thai Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang)
This Thai Chicken recipe is an easy way to make Gai Yang at home, Thailand’s famous barbecue chicken. It uses a fragrant Thai marinade that delivers street-stall delicious – without pounding pastes, lighting coals or wrestling a whole chicken!
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1Step 1
Place Marinade ingredients EXCEPT oil in a jug just large enough to fit the head of a stick blender. Blitz until lemongrass and garlic is fully pureed.
- 2Step 2
Pour in a bowl. Add oil, stir. Add chicken, toss to thoroughly coat. Cover and marinate overnight (my bare minimum is 3 hours).
- 3Step 3
Heat the outdoor BBQ grill on high or a non stick pan over high heat on the stove.
- 4Step 4
Remove chicken from the Marinade and discard the Marinade. Put chicken on the BBQ or in the pan, then turn heat down to medium. Cook the chicken until golden brown – around 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
- 5Step 5
Rest for 3 minutes. Serve alongside a mound of steamy coconut rice with lime wedges, garnished with fresh chilies and coriander/cilantro, and your chosen sauce.
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