Saigon Chicken

Name: Saigon Chicken
Ingredients: 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)

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

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)

Directions

1

Mince marinade ingredients by hand or process in food processor.
2

Marinate chicken at least 2 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.
3

If roasting entire chicken, can put an onion and a lemon inside chicken. Roast at 350 approximately 1 hour with occasional basting.
4

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.