Ping Gai Chicken

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6-8 Servings
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From the Queen Mother Cafe in Toronto, as published in The Toronto Star


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Ping Gai Chicken Ingredients

4 lb Chicken Thighs boneless; skin on1 cup Water
--MARINADE--1/2 cups Sugar
1 bunch Fresh Cilantro 3 sprigs Fresh Cilantro
6 cloves Garlic 2 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp Black peppercorns 2 tbsp White Vinegar
3 tbsp Oyster sauce 1 tbsp Lime Juice
2 tbsp Soy sauce 1 tbsp Thai Garlic Chili Pepper Sauce
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil 1 tbsp Thai Fish Sauce
--DIPPING SAUCE--

Instructions for Ping Gai Chicken

Marinade: Put the washed bunch of cilantro, including stems and roots, into food processor with garlic and peppercorns. Process until finely chopped. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce and oil; process until combined.

Place chicken in shallow glass baking dish. Brush all over with marinade. Cover with plastic wrap. Marinate at least 1 hour or overnight in refrigerator.

Dipping sauce: Combine water and sugar in saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until dissolved. Continue cooking 10 minutes or until reduced and syrupy. Cool completely. Add to food processor with cilantro, garlic, vinegar, lime juice, garlic chili pepper sauce and fish sauce. Process until smooth.

Preheat BBQ to medium high. (If broiling, preheat broiler and cook on wire rack set in baking pan or on cookie sheet.)

Place chicken pieces, skin side down, on greased grill. (Place skin side up if broiling.) Close BBQ lid. Cook about 8 minutes or until skin is crispy and chicken is almost cooked through.

Turn chicken. Close lid; cook chicken 6 minutes more or until cooked through. Chop into 1-inch pieces. Serve with dipping sauce.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Thai

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I have been making this chicken recipe since I saw it published in the Toronto Star. It's delicious and I always get compliments.

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gr8singer
on Aug 16 2008 11:42AM

My mouth is so happy right now. This dish packs a 1-2 flavor punch. I love the complexity of thai flavors and Ping Gai delivers that. Thanks for sharing this one!

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swibirun
on Jan 3 2008 7:05PM

My wife raved about this recipe.

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mikemc575
on May 25 2007 10:09PM

[I posted this recipe.]

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on Dec 12 2005 3:58PM



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