Thai Lemongrass Chicken

Total Time: 7 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 5 cilantro, roots (with some stem attached)
• 2 stalks lemongrass, part only, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 lime (juice of)
• 3 lbs skinless chicken thighs (with bone)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro stem

Recipe

• 1 in a mortar or spice mill, grind garlic, peppercorns, cilantro roots and salt and set aside in a large dish or resealable plastic bag.
• 2 using spice mill or food processor, pulse lemongrass a few times until it is finely shredded and add to ground spices.
• 3 mix in lime juice, mixing well.
• 4 add chicken to mixture and work mixture into flesh, using your hands, and allow to marinate for 6 hours or overnight.
• 5 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 6 roast chicken in a pan with a drainage rack for 40-45 minutes or until juices run clear.
• 7 serve garnished with fresh cilantro sprigs, if desired.
• 8 pass thai red chile sauce (nam prik dang) (can use thai red chile sauce - nam prik dang) at the table, and serve with steamed jasmine rice.