I just love Thai cuisine! Having had the good fortune to visit Thailand twice and experience truly authentic (and very hot and spicy) Thai food, I’m always on the look out for great recipes (and great Thai restaurants). One of my favorite food bloggers, Sam, from My Carolina Kitchen, posted a wonderful, grill-outside-don’t-heat-the-kitchen recipe for chicken that really pleases the taste buds and satisfies one’s Thai food fix. Sam is a food professional and I trust her judgement and the recipes that she develops.
I had to try her recipe for BBQ Thai Chicken and just happened to have all of the ingredients on hand . . . I love it when that happens!
The chicken marinates in a sweet and spicy coconut marinade for 4 hours. And oh does this marinade make the chicken moist and bursting with flavor. When you first read the ingredients you might think that this is going to be spicy-hot. But it really was not; in fact, it gave the chicken perfect undertones of lime, coconut, red pepper, and cilantro.
We just loved it!
I served this with basmati rice cooked in Tom Gha Kai coconut chicken soup . . . superb! And served some bright green, fresh steamed broccoli alongside a fresh fruit salad.
I would have preferred to serve my recipe for Thai Cucumber Salad, but my husband’s tummy can’t handle cucumbers. But here’s a photo and link for the recipe (also on my sidebar) for you. It would pair perfectly with the chicken.
It was a lovely summer’s evening dinner and I highly recommend this recipe!
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PinIngredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup nam pla (Asian fish sauce)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 small cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 shallots, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 – 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 6 scallions, trimmed and minced, for garnish or Thai basil
- 1 fresh lime, cut in wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the coconut milk, nam pla, lime juice, garlic, shallots, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar,
- and cilantro in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and put it in a large plastic zip lock bag.
- Pour the coconut mixture over the chicken and marinate it for 4 hours in the refrigerator, turning the chicken occasionally.
- Prepare a gas or charcoal grill.
- When the temperature is medium-hot, remove the chicken from the bag, and discard the marinade.
- Place the chicken on the grill; cover and cook for about 8 minutes on one side.
- Turn the chicken over and cook another 8 – 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 160 degrees.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter and garnish with the scallions or Thai basil.
- Serve at once with lime wedges on the side.
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Jennifurla says
August 7, 2011 at 8:50 PMThis sounds so flavorful, I have always wanted to visit Thailand.
helen tilston says
August 7, 2011 at 8:52 PMI plan on making this when we return from vacation, I love coconut.
Thank you
Helen
Big Dude says
August 7, 2011 at 9:13 PMYours and Sam’s both look delicious.
Dzoli says
August 7, 2011 at 10:24 PMI love Thai cuisine too.It can be so fragrant:) Chicken looks amazing:)
Lisa~~ says
August 7, 2011 at 10:49 PMBoth your chicken and the cuke salad look wonderful and I too have all the ingredients in the house so I’ll be making these.
Lisa~~
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Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says
August 7, 2011 at 10:53 PMso cool to see Sam’s recipe here, she will be thrilled
Lark (SparkyLarky)@ Lark's Country Heart says
August 8, 2011 at 12:53 AMOh so good!
scrambledhenfruit says
August 8, 2011 at 1:11 AMI love Thai food too- I think both recipes look delish! 🙂
Foodness Gracious says
August 8, 2011 at 2:01 AMThis is bookmarked for me, Thai food is right up my street and one of my fav things to eat!
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
August 8, 2011 at 6:29 AMRoz, I’m so glad you liked this grilled chicken. I wish I had served it with your cucumber salad. We love cucumbers and eat them often. I’ll be sure to give it a try.
I didn’t realize you had visited Thailand twice. How fabulous. Thanks so very much for the shout-out.
Sam
Kitchen Belleicious says
August 8, 2011 at 8:38 AMabsolutely mouthwatering indeed! Truly looks like it is a picture from a mag. I love it and the flavors of thai. Perfect for outdoor or even indoor grilling. Another great recipe my friend!
Lizzy says
August 8, 2011 at 9:25 AMOh, Roz, this looks amazing! I love Thai inspired dishes (I always have to tone them down for the hubby)…and this looks perfect for the grill. Printing it off to try 🙂
Kim says
August 8, 2011 at 3:26 PMI so enjoy reading Sam’s blog and am glad to see you cooking up one of her recipes. This is a unique and different approach to cooking chicken and one that I know we’d definitely enjoy. It looks amazing!
Roz @ weightingfor50 says
August 8, 2011 at 4:11 PMHi Roz, what an amazing looking recipe. Thanks so much for sharing. Hope all is well and that you have a great week. From, the OTHER Roz!!
Mary at Deep South Dish says
August 8, 2011 at 11:30 PMA delicious meal!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
August 9, 2011 at 10:39 AMA perfect summer dish! Wonderful when served together with that gorgeously fresh salad.
Cheers,
Rosa
Luv'n Spoonfuls says
August 9, 2011 at 3:55 PMI have bookmarked this recipe…looks so tasty and refreshing….can’t wait to give it a try! Lovely site too!
Faith says
August 9, 2011 at 4:03 PMI also love Thai food! The chicken sounds delicious and I love the look of that refreshing cuc salad!
Gloria says
August 9, 2011 at 5:58 PMRoz look fantastic! LOL gloria
Cathy at Wives with Knives says
August 9, 2011 at 8:39 PMWhat a fantastic meal! I’ve tried many of Sam’s recipes and have loved every one. I just may have all these ingredients in my cupboard too.
Velva says
August 9, 2011 at 9:56 PMThis Thai chicken and the salad look amazing. Fresh, simple and flavorful. It’s awesome.
Sam is one of my favorite bloggers too.
Velva
P.S. So lucky to have visited Thailand, not once but twice. I am so envious.
Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti says
August 9, 2011 at 10:19 PMI love Sam’s recipes and you made this one look fabulous, Roz! How lucky you are to have tasted authentic Thai food –it is so fragrant and flavorful!
Lynne @ CookandBeMerry says
August 9, 2011 at 10:26 PMI love Thai food also and your list of ingredients for the marinade has all the best Thai flavors. And then being charred on the grill… Outstanding!
Joanne says
August 10, 2011 at 11:27 AMI am such a sucker for thai food and I’m super jealous that you got to go there! That’s my dream. I am definitely going to try this marinade out…sounds super delicious.
LindyLouMac in Italy says
August 10, 2011 at 3:55 PMThai food is something we enjoy when we travel outside Italy, maybe we should try this sometime, not sure if we would be able to find all the ingredients though.
Karen ( Back Road Journal) says
August 10, 2011 at 11:12 PMSam’s Thai chicken was on my list to make also. Thai is one of my favorite cuisines…I love spicy food.
AdventuresFrugalMom says
August 11, 2011 at 9:15 PMnew follower would love a follow back http://adventuresfrugalmom.blogspot.com
Adryon says
August 16, 2011 at 2:51 PMThis sounds so good! And that cucumber salad sounds like a refreshing match to it.
Lady Behind The Curtain says
August 25, 2011 at 9:07 PMthis is such a beautiful dish! Thanks for sharing at Cast Party Wednesday. I hope you will come back and join me next week for another awesome party full of fansastic recipes!
Lisa~~ says
June 26, 2012 at 11:56 PMIt wasn’t just your Thai Cucumber Salad which I made, served and blogged about but you inspired me to make your Grilled Thai Chicken too. That recipe too was thumbs up all around. Tonight I posted about it and of course shared the linky love here: Grilled Thai Chicken on Cook Lisa Cook. Thanks for all the wonderful recipes.
Lisa~~
iqbal mughal says
April 14, 2013 at 10:38 AMi love BBQ THAI CHICKEN/
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
September 4, 2016 at 8:56 AMI too love Thai flavour! These grilled chicken breasts look tender and delicious… perfect with that crunchy cucumber salad.
Shari Kelley says
September 13, 2016 at 8:44 PMThis really sounds like a delicious recipe for chicken, Roz! I love it when a marinade really impacts the flavor of the meat in a big way which this one sounds like it does. And what a great combination of flavors. I wanted to let you know that I am going to be stopping blogging as of this month due to the fact that we are building a house. I have very mixed feelings about it as I love blogging, but am so excited about building. I’m not a multi-tasker and feel like I would eventually not be able to keep up with the blog. My most recent post explains a little more. But I will still be looking at other food blogs as often as I can, especially yours! It is because of people like you that I love blogging so much, and I still would love to meet you someday! But until then, I just wanted to let you know what was going on if you don’t see me around as much. I hope you are doing well. I know this is such a busy time for you with your job. Take care, and thanks for all of your encouragement over the years. I’m so happy I got to know you through our blogs!