Southeast Asian aromatic marinade with grilled chicken thighs

Name: Southeast Asian aromatic marinade with grilled chicken thighs
Ingredients: 25 g unsalted peanut butter; 40 g red onion; 15 g garlic; 2 g turmeric; 5 g curry powder; 40 g fish sauce; 25 g lime; ginger; 40 g brown sugar; 30 g neutral oil; 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs; 10 g salt

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▶ 9:26

25 g unsalted peanut butter
40 g red onion
15 g garlic
2 g turmeric
5 g curry powder
40 g fish sauce
25 g lime
ginger
40 g brown sugar
30 g neutral oil

Blend peanut butter, red onion, garlic, turmeric, curry powder, fish sauce, lime juice, grated ginger, brown sugar and neutral oil about one minute; the ginger needs the extra time to break down.

Blending the Southeast Asian aromatic marinade

▶ 9:51

2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs

By hand: grate the onion on a box grater and the garlic and ginger on a microplane, then stir everything smooth.

▶ 10:17

Sprinkle the chicken thighs with 10 grams of salt and leave about 10 minutes.

Grilling the marinated chicken thighsGrilling Read

▶ 10:17

10 g salt

Add four tablespoons of sauce - three for mild, five for peanut-buttery - and toss until well coated.

▶ 10:29

Refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.

▶ 10:29

Grill on very hot oiled grates five to six minutes a side.

▶ 10:41

Variation: shrimp is his favourite non-chicken meat for this marinade.

▶ 11:06

Once grilled and rested, brush with fresh aromatic marinade to bring back the gingery edge.

▶ 11:19

Without a grill, rip the broiler to high and cook the thighs five to six minutes on both sides.