Cambodian chicken drumsticks in banana leaves

Name: Cambodian chicken drumsticks in banana leaves
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cambodian
Ingredients: 2 onions, grated; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 4 tbsp ketchup manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) or light soy sauce; 4 tbsp ketchup manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) or light soy sauce; Wedges of lime, to serve; Sweet chilli dipping sauce, to serve; 2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; Sunflower oil, for brushing; 12 Thai basil leaves; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 12 chicken drumsticks; 12 x 15 cm x 15 cm (6 in x 6 in) banana leaves; Juice of 1 lime; 2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla); 4 tbsp ketchup manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) or light soy sauce; 2 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro); 2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla); ½ tsp ground turmeric; 2 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Bananas are popular in Cambodian cooking and many dishes involve using their leaves to wrap meat or fish prior to griddling, barbecuing or roasting. The leaves help to keep the food moist as it cooks. The fun of giving your guests a banana-leaf parcel to unwrap on their plate is an added bonus.

Ingredients

12 chicken drumsticks
Juice of 1 lime
12 x 15 cm x

Asia
Cambodia
Main course
Summer
South East Asia

Method

The day before, make the marinade. In a shallow dish, mix together the oil, sugar, garlic, onions, ketchup manis, fish sauce, coriander (cilantro), and turmeric.

Score the flesh of each chicken drumstick with a sharp knife through to the bone so the marinade can penetrate the flesh. Add the drumsticks to the marinade, drizzle with lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Cover with c