Name: Thai BBQ Chicken (Gai Yaang)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla); 4 tablespoons palm or brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cooking sherry; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla); 1½ teaspoons Asian chili sauce, preferably Sriracha; ⅓ cup (56 g) palm or brown sugar; ½ cup (125 ml) rice or white vinegar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil; 1 fresh hot red or green chili, preferably Thai (deseeded if you prefer less heat), finely sliced; 4 bone-in chicken quarters with skin on; 8 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons minced lemongrass

Preparation info

Serves
4
as part of a multi-course meal

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Everyday Thai Cooking

By Katie Chin

Published 2013

About

When I used to cater in the Hamptons during the summers, my clients would go crazy for this tangy and sticky BBQ chicken with sweet heat. Gai Yaang is a common street food in Thailand and it’s easy to see why it’s so popular. Make it for your next BBQ and I guarantee your friends will be begging you to make it again. You may want to double the sauce as it’s addicting and great to have on hand to drizzle over leftovers.