Saigon Chicken
- Marinade
- 1/2 lime, juice of
- 1/2 lemon, juice of
- 2 shallots
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup lemongrass
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 -2 teaspoon hot ground chili paste
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (peanut preferred)
- Chicken
- 1 4 lbs chicken parts, for bbq or 2 Cornish hens
- Optional
- to make marinade spicier add thai bird chile (or more)
- Mince marinade ingredients by hand or process in food processor.
- Marinate chicken at least 2 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.
- If roasting entire chicken, can put an onion and a lemon inside chicken. Roast at 350 approximately 1 hour with occasional basting.
- If barbecuing pieces, baste with marinade and cook until it is as you like. I tend to cook long over medium-low coals with mesquite chips.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/saigon-chicken-123277 (may not work)