Recipes and Spice Blends
Thai Gai Yang Marinade
Spice blend
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
- 3 tbsp grated palm sugar or light brown sugar, packed
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp Thai-style thin soy sauce (such as Healthy Boy)
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 small bunch cilantro (about 1 oz), leaves and stems separated
- 2 stalks lemongrass, lower pale stalks minced (about 1/3 cup / 30g)
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly smashed
- 2 red or green Thai bird chiles, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp ground coriander
For 4 chicken leg quarters (about 2 1/2 lb). Blend into a marinade; grill with 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil.