Coconut-Curry Grilled Chicken
- 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled and coarsely chopped
- 6 serrano chiles, seeded and chopped
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup Asian fish sauce
- Five 3-pound chickens, backbones removed, chickens cut into 8 pieces each
- Salt
- freshly ground pepper
- One 14-ounce can coconut milk
- In a food processor, combine the garlic, serranos, sugar, coriander, turmeric, curry powder and salt.
- Pulse to mix.
- Add the fish sauce and process to a paste, about 30 seconds.
- Transfer the spice paste to a medium bowl.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and rub the pieces with 6 tablespoons of the spice paste.
- Transfer the chicken parts to 4 large, sturdy resealable plastic bags.
- Whisk the coconut milk into the remaining spice paste in the bowl.
- Pour the spiced coconut milk into the bags of chicken; gently squeeze out the air in the bags and seal.
- Turn the bags to coat the chicken thoroughly.
- Set the bags on a baking sheet and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Remove the chicken from the bags; discard the marinade.
- Arrange the chicken on 3 large, rimmed baking sheets, skin side up, keeping all of the breast pieces together on the same sheet.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Roast the chicken in batches until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat registers 165, about 25 minutes for white meat; and 35 to 40 minutes for dark meat.
- If oven space allows, roast two sheets at once: increase the cooking time by 10 minutes for both the white and dark meat.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and let rest while you roast the rest.
- Shortly before serving, light a grill.
- Grill the chicken skin side down over moderate heat until heated through and the skin is crisp.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter and serve.
garlic, serrano chiles, sugar, ground coriander, turmeric, curry powder, salt, fish sauce, chickens, salt, freshly ground pepper, coconut milk
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/coconut-curry-grilled-chicken (may not work)