Gai Yang with Thai Cucumber and Fennel Salad
Ben O'DonoghueIngredients:
Serves 2
- 4 coriander roots, washed, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 4 Asian red eschalots*, roughly chopped
- 1 small red chilli, roughly chopped
- 1 tbs freshly grated turmeric* or 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tbs freshly ground white pepper
- 1/4-1/3 cup (60-80ml) fish sauce (or to taste)
- 2 1/2 tbs grated palm sugar* (or to taste)
- 4 chicken thigh cutlets with skin on
- Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Cucumber & Fennel Salad
- 2-3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 4-6 small red or green chillies, chopped
- 1 vine-ripened tomato, quartered
- 2 tbs dried shrimp*, soaked in 1/3 cup boiling water for 10 minutes, drained
- 1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice (or to taste)
- 2 tbs fish sauce (or to taste)
- 2 tsp tamarind concentrate* (or to taste)
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut lengthways into long strips with a vegetable peeler
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, very thinly sliced
- 1/4 small pineapple, cut into long thin slices
- 1 cup mint leaves, torn
- 120g green beans, cut into 2.5cm lengths (about 1 cup chopped beans)
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
Method:
- For the chicken, using a mortar and pestle or food processor, crush or process coriander root, garlic, eschalot, chilli and turmeric. Add pepper, fish sauce and palm sugar. Crush or process to a coarse paste. Adjust fish sauce and palm sugar to taste.
- Place chicken and marinade in a large dish and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1-2 hours or overnight.
- Meanwhile, for the salad, pound the garlic, chilli, tomato and soaked shrimp in a mortar with a pestle. Stir in the lime juice, fish sauce and tamarind, adjusting them if necessary to get the right balance of sour and salty flavours.
- Heat a barbecue or chargrill on medium heat. Cook chicken, turning frequently, for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, put the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss to combine. Serve the chicken with the salad and steamed rice.
* From Asian food shops. Asian eschalots and fresh turmeric are also from selected greengrocers. Use gloves when handling fresh turmeric to prevent staining.
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