Grilled Chicken With Coriander and Chili

Name: Grilled Chicken With Coriander and Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 cutlets, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (1.6 kg or 3.5 lbs); 2 teaspoons coriander seeds (or cilantro seeds); 4 small fresh red Thai chile, chopped coarsely; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 whole cloves; 2 cardamom pods, bruised; 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric; 10 cm stick lemongrass (3.94 inches or 20 g or .7 oz. wt.); 2 medium brown onions (300 g or 10 oz. wt., chopped coarsely) or 2 medium yellow onions (300 g or 10 oz. wt., chopped coarsely); 4 garlic cloves; 1/3 cup lime juice (80 ml); 2 teaspoons coarse salt; 2 tablespoons peanut oil

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping, for Asian forum. From Australian Women's Weekly "Grill: Grill-pan+barbecue". Note: coriander is also known as cilantro. Preparation time does not include chilling time."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 8 cutlets
Serves:: 4

ingredients

8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (1.6 kg or 3.5 lbs)
CORIANDER AND CHILI PASTE
2 teaspoons coriander seeds (or cilantro seeds)
4 small fresh red Thai chile, chopped coarsely
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 whole cloves
2 cardamom pods, bruised
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground turmeric
10 cm stick lemongrass (3.94 inches or 20 g or .7 oz. wt.)
2 medium brown onions (300 g or 10 oz. wt., chopped coarsely) or 2 medium yellow onions (300 g or 10 oz. wt., chopped coarsely)
4 garlic cloves
¹⁄₃ cup lime juice (80 ml)
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 tablespoons peanut oil

directions

MAKE CORIANDER AND CHILI PASTE:
Blend or process ingredients until mixture forms a smooth paste.
MARINATE CHICKEN THIGHS:
Pierce chicken all over with a sharp knife. Combine chicken and paste in a large bowl. Rub paste into cuts.
Cover. Refrigerate overnight.
COOK CHICKEN:
Cook chicken, covered in heated, oiled grill pan, 5 minutes.
Uncover, cook, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes or until cooked (when a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken registers 170 degrees Fahrenheit or 76.67 degrees Centigrade).
Serve chicken, if desired, with thin rice noodles and lime wedges.

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Reviews

There was a lot of lip-smacking and yum-yumming when this was served. The whole family enjoyed it. To cater for Mr Not Too Spicy, I used two chilies, but everyone agreed that I could have used all four. Very easy to prepare, and so great to get it going the day before. I put the paste ingredients in my food processor and buzzed until smooth-ish. Then mixed the paste with 1.3 kilos of chicken breasts cut into serving-size pieces. Made sure the pieces were of similar thickness, so that everything would cook evenly on the barbecue. This recipe is well worth safe-keeping. Made for the Tempted by Turmeric Tag Game in the Asian Forum.

Leggy Peggy