Lao Grilled Chicken (Pieng Gai)
Lao grilled chicken, known as pieng gai, is a popular favorite in Lao cuisine. It features bold, spicy, and umami flavors, while keeping the chicken extra juicy. It's traditionally served with sticky rice, a spicy dipping sauce, and papaya salad, making it a perfect combination.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup lemongrass, minced
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 1/4 cup chili garlic sauce
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp seasoning sauce
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tsp msg
- 1/2 whole lime
- 2.5 pounds chicken drumsticks
Instructions
- 1
In a mortar, add the lemongrass, garlic cloves, sugar, and cilantro then pound into a paste.
- 2
In a medium mxing bowl, add chili garlic sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, seasoning sauce, black pepper, msg, and lime juice then mix well.
- 3
Add the seasoning sauce into the mortar with the lemongrass mixture and mix well.
- 4
Place the drumsticks into a ziplock bag and then add the seasoning mix. Close the bag and massage the bag until its well mixed.
- 5
Put it in the fridge and let it marinate for at least an hour or overnight.
- 6
Evenly place the chicken in the airfryer, and cook at 400F for 20 minutes flipping halfway.