The Funky Thai Grilled Chicken (with Sweet Chile Sauce)

caliking

Inspired by a Saveur recipe for Gai Yahng, I went and bought a chicken. We love Chinese food (especially Sichuan), but it had been a while since I made a Thai item. We love the clean, sharp flavors of Thai food, so a plan was made.

Groceries. The Saveur recipe was kinda gringo-fied, so I made some changes. Also used turbinado sugar and some sesame oil.

Decided to make some non-Thai spaghetti squash on the small - Cavender's Greek seasoning, Slap Ya Mama White Pepper rub,  Slap Ya Mama Hot, EVOO, and chopped garlic:

Shrooms that SWMBO bought form HEB, and the chicken neck, heart, and gizzard. :

The funky chicken. I was trying to recreate the way it would be made at a roadside stall in Thailand, hence the splayed bird, and no grid on the egg. 

 

The sauce simmering on a portable induction stove i bought at Costco for outdoor cooks.The chicken was basted a couple of times with the thickened sauce. 

Plated shot. I didn't put much effort into it, since folks were hungry. It looks like a turtle. 

Turned out pretty good. The sauce was killer! I have to make wings with this sauce some time. The whole chicken was difficult to egg since store chickens are bred for disproportionately large breasts. The breast was not entirely done by the time the legs and thighs were done. I cut out the inner muscle (pectoralis minor?) for later, and served the part that was done.  The temp got away from me a bit too - ended up at 425+ which was too hot for a skinless bird. Next time, I'll probably try it spatchcocked or at least indirect, at about 350°F. And I won't add sesame oil - it added a bit of earthiness to the flavor, which although not bad, its not what i was shooting for. 

Overall though, it was a different cook, and a hit with the fam

johnmitchell

Wow!!!!! Looks fantastic and I am sure tasted great.. Great cook..

Dyal_SC

Yowsers, sir!!! =P~

Chris_Wang

=D>

CPARKTX

Great looking cook

Jebpot

Great looking cook. Do you like the induction eye? Have to try.

caliking

Jebpot said:

Great looking cook. Do you like the induction eye? Have to try.

I like the induction stove. Very light, pretty compact, and it stores easily in a plastic box outside with my other stuff. If I need to heat up a sauce, I set it up on the table outside and it simmers away while stuff is on the egg. No more running back inside to watch the pot on the stove. More beer time for me !  

Griffin

Funkified for sho'!! Mad props for your attempt to grill the chicken that way. Don't think I've seen that before. Like the sound of that sauce.