Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Five Spice Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 chicken
  • For the marinade:
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 teaspoons sambal, or other red chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon 5-spice powder
  • For the sauce:
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sambal, or other red chili sauce
  • 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • all these can and should be adjusted to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Make marinade:
Add the juice of 1/2 lime,
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger,
3 cloves crushed garlic,
2 teaspoons sambal, or other red chili sauce,
1 tablespoon fish sauce,
1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar,
1 teaspoon soy sauce,
and 1 tablespoon 5-spice powder in a bowl. Mix well.

Step 2

Take half chicken. Use a knife to make some slashes on the thick parts. Put it in the bowl with the marinade. Toss well.

Step 3

Transfer the chicken and the marinade in a zip-lock bag. Squeeze out the air and zip it. Marinade for 6-9 hours, overnight is fine.

Step 4

Cook the chicken on a hot grill. Then brush the chicken with the left-over marinade. Cover the grill, and cook for 35-40 minutes over medium heat.

Step 5

Make Sauce:
Add the juice of 1/2 lime,
1 teaspoon fish sauce,
1 teaspoon sambal, or other red chili sauce,
and 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar in a small bowl. Mix well and adjust taste.

Step 6

Spoon the sauce over the chicken.