Gai Yang

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg chicken legs
• 3 stalks lemongrass
• 8 cloves garlic
• 4 cilantro roots
• 1 tsp white peppercorns
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp palm sugar
• 1 tbsp tamarind
• 2 tsp chili flakes
• 1 tbsp sticky rice

Steps

1. Pound lemongrass, garlic, cilantro roots, and pepper into a paste.
2. Rub the chicken with paste, fish sauce, soy, and palm sugar; marinate 4 hours.
3. Grill over medium coals 25 minutes, turning, until deeply lacquered and cooked through.
4. Toast sticky rice dry until deep gold, grind to a powder.
5. Whisk tamarind, fish sauce, palm sugar, chili flakes, and rice powder into jaew.
6. Serve with the chicken.