Southern Thai-style Roast Chicken

Christopher Watt
Christopher Watt @cook_5895558

I adapted this from a number of recipes of fried chicken popular in the South of Thailand. The marinated chicken could alternatively be fried submerged in very hot vegetable oil but I was feeling health-conscious so I decided to roast it in the oven instead. This is traditionally served with aromatic fried shallots (which I also baked), steamed glutinous rice and optionally sweet chili sauce.

Southern Thai-style Roast Chicken

I adapted this from a number of recipes of fried chicken popular in the South of Thailand. The marinated chicken could alternatively be fried submerged in very hot vegetable oil but I was feeling health-conscious so I decided to roast it in the oven instead. This is traditionally served with aromatic fried shallots (which I also baked), steamed glutinous rice and optionally sweet chili sauce.

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Ingredients

55 mins active
4 servings
  1. 1 kilogram(about 2.2 pounds) chicken pieces (skin-on breasts, wings, drumsticks etc.)
  2. 1 tablespoonwhite pepper
  3. 1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
  4. 1 teaspooncoriander seeds
  5. 3coriander roots
  6. 1 teaspooncumin
  7. 8shallots
  8. 6 clovesgarlic
  9. 1 1/2 tablespoonoyster sauce
  10. 1 1/2 tablespoonsoy sauce
  11. 1 tablespoonbrown or granulated sugar
  12. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  13. 1/4 cupall-purpose flour (optional)
  14. 2 tablespoonlimewater (optional)
  15. Fried shallots (to serve)
  16. Steamed glutinous rice (to serve)
  17. Sweet chili sauce (to serve)

Cooking Instructions

55 mins active
  1. 1

    Clean the chicken pieces under running water, prick them all over with a fork so the marinade could better seep in and leave to dry while you make the marinade.

  2. 2

    Using a mortar and pestle or a food processor, grind together white and black pepper, coriander seeds and roots, cumin, garlic and shallots.

  3. 3

    Transfer the spice and herb mixture to a large bowl in which the chicken will be marinated, add oyster and soy sauce, salt and sugar and stir them together with a spoon to form a thick paste.

  4. 4

    Add the chicken pieces and coat them evenly with the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to marinade in the refrigerator for 3 hours to overnight.

  5. 5

    Preheat oven to 225°C(437°F)

  6. 6

    For extra crispy chicken skin, add the all-purpose flour and limewater to the chicken and toss to coat before baking. You can skip this step.

  7. 7

    Transfer the chicken to the lightly-oiled baking sheet and bake until done, 20-30 minutes.

  8. 8

    In the meantime you could make the fried shallots by slicing raw shallots and tossing them with some sugar, salt, ground white pepper and coriander seeds and all-purpose flour. Deep fry them in hot oil until golden-brown or put on a baking sheet and bake along with the chicken, toss and turn occasionally so they cook evenly.

  9. 9

    Serve the chicken over sticky rice, topped with fried shallots and with sweet chili sauce on the side.

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