Gai Yang: Grilled Chicken

• 3 coriander roots, scraped and chopped
• Pinch salt
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 10 white peppercorns
• 2 small chickens, about 12 ounces- Poussin or Cornish game hens
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• Large pinch palm sugar
• 1/4 cup scraped and chopped coriander root
• Salt
• 1/4 cup garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/2 cup long red chiles, deseeded if desired
• 2 cups white vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups water

1. Using a pestle and mortar, pound coriander roots, salt, garlic, and peppercorns into a fine paste.
2. Cut chicken in half along the breastbone.
3. Flatten out, wash and dry.
4. Work in the paste, fish sauce and sugar and leave to marinate for a few hours.
5. For the sweet chili sauce, pound coriander root, salt, garlic and chiles into a paste.
6. Combine vinegar, sugar, water, and salt in a pot and bring to the boil.
7. Add paste and stir to dissolve.
8. Simmer sauce until reduced by half, skimming as necessary, then set aside to cool.
9. Chargrill chicken for about 15-20 minutes, turning regularly.
10. Serve with a bowl of the sauce.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gai-yang-grilled-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)