Thai Chicken With Carrot Salad
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3tarlic cloves; 2 chopped, 1 crushed
- 4teaspoons Thai green curry paste (available in the international aisle)
- 4teaspoons finely chopped peeled ginger
- Grated zest and juice of 3 limes
- 4tkin-on, bone-in chicken breasts (2 to 2 1/2 pounds)
- Kosher salt
- 1tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1tound carrots
- 2tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place a rack in a roasting pan. Mix the butter, chopped garlic, curry paste, 3 teaspoons ginger, the zest of 2 limes and the juice of 1 lime in a bowl.
- Season the chicken with salt. Loosen the skin and rub the curry butter underneath. Place skin-side up on the rack and pour about 1/2 cup water into the pan. Roast until the chicken is cooked through and the skin is crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix the crushed garlic with the remaining 1 teaspoon ginger, the zest of 1 lime and juice of 2 limes. Whisk in the vegetable oil. Shave the carrots into ribbons with a vegetable peeler and toss with the dressing. Add the cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss. Serve the chicken with the carrot-ginger salad.
unsalted butter, garlic, green curry, peeled ginger, limes, chicken, kosher salt, vegetable oil, carrots, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/thai-chicken-with-carrot-salad-52385341 (may not work)