Thai Grilled Chicken - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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6 sprigs fresh cilantro, with stems
1/2 teaspoon Chinese chili sauce (sambal oelek)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on
1 head lettuce (any green lettuce with large flexible leaves eg ( green leaf lettuce)
fresh cilantro
mint sprig
3 green onions, slivered
Preparation
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In a blender, combine cilantro, chili sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic and sugar. Spread on chicken and marinate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. (In the refrigerator, of course!).
Pre-heat broiler or barbeque. Broil or grill chicken, skin side down, for 4 minutes. Turn and broil/grill 4 minutes longer until skin is crispy and chicken is cooked through.
Cut chicken on the bias into 1/2 inch strips.
Place lettuce leaves on a platter and arrange chicken on top. Garnish with cilantro, mint sprigs and green onions.
To eat in the traditional Thai manner, roll chicken in lettuce leaves along with herbs and onions. Dip into Thai Dipping Sauce (recipe # 188736).
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