Thai Barbecue Chicken With Sweet-Hot Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

for the chicken
3 lbs chicken parts (your choice)
1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 tablespoons cilantro, stems and all, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 cup light coconut milk
for the dip sauce
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pinch salt
1 -2 teaspoon sambal oelek (or thai chili sauce)

Preparation

Stir together all the marinade ingredients.
Add chicken and toss to coat.
Marinate at room temp 45 minutes or overnight, chilled.
Bring vinegar to a boil in a non-reactive pan.
Add sugar and simmer 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Add the garlic, salt, and sambal and remove from heat.
Cool before serving.
Remove chicken from marinade and discard the marinade.
Grill or broil 7-10 minutes on each side, until juices run clear.
Serve with sticky rice and dipping sauce.