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A Malaysian street-food favourite of chicken marinated in shallots, lemongrass, garlic and ginger, then roasted and basted with a rich, spiced percik sauce of chilli, tamarind and coconut milk until sticky and charred. It’s served with brown rice and green beans. Skinless chicken makes it high in protein, and the beans and brown rice add plenty of fibre.
Chicken and marinade
Percik sauce
To serve
1.
Blend all the marinade ingredients to a smooth paste. Cut 2–3 deep slashes into each chicken piece and rub the paste all over. Cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
2.
Heat the oven to 220c (200c fan).
3.
Blend the chillies, shallots, lemongrass and ginger for the sauce with 3 tbsp water to a smooth paste.
4.
Cook the sauce paste in the saucepan over a medium heat, stirring, until fragrant and slightly darker (8–10 minutes). Add a splash of water if it starts to stick.
5.
Stir in the coconut milk, tamarind paste, salt and 150ml water. Simmer, stirring often, until thick (10 minutes).
6.
Put the chicken in the roasting tin and roast for 25 minutes.
7.
Brush a third of the percik sauce over the chicken and roast until cooked through with no pink meat near the bone (10–15 minutes). If you have a thermometer, it should read 75c.
8.
Brush with a little more sauce and put under a hot grill until charred in places (3–5 minutes).
9.
Meanwhile, cook the rice following the pack instructions, and steam or boil the green beans until tender (5 minutes).
10.
Serve the chicken with the remaining sauce, the rice and the green beans.
11.
Make ahead: Marinate the chicken and make the sauce the day before, then roast when ready.
12.
Storage information
Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat until piping hot all the way through. Freeze the chicken in its sauce for up to 3 months; defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat until piping hot.
Tip
Milder: Use 2 dried chillies, deseeded, for children. Lower carb: Skip the rice and serve with extra green beans and cucumber slices.
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