Spicy Rica-Rica Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
4 lime leaves, midribs removed
2 lemongrass (white part only),crushed
1/2 teaspoon sugar
300 ml water
2 tablespoons cooking oil
coarsely ground spices blend:
6 red chili peppers
8 cloves shallot
3 cloves garlic
1 tomato
2 cm ginger
Cooking Steps
- Marinate chicken with lime juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Let it set for 15 minutes.
- Heat cooking oil on the pan. Sauté coarse spices blend, lime leaves, and lemongrass until fragrant.
- Add chicken. Stir it until the color changes. Add in remaining salt and sugar. Stir well. Pour in water. Cook it until the sauce is reduced, thick, and absorbed into the chicken.
- Grill chicken until fragrant and browned. Remove it from heat.
- Spicy Rica-Rica Grilled Chicken is ready to serve.