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Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

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Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Adapted from EatingWell
Exchanges & WW Points
Makes: 6 servings, 2 pieces chicken & about 1-1/2 Tbsp. sauce each
Total: 1-1/2 hours

In this recipe for gai yang , or Thai grilled chicken, the marinade is enriched with a little coconut milk, which keeps the meat moist during grilling. Prepare the sweet-and-spicy dipping sauce the day you want to use it, because it loses freshness quickly. If you prefer to use chicken breasts instead of thighs and drumsticks, use 3 bone-in breast halves and cut each in half crosswise for 6 servings total.

3 medium cloves garlic
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns, coarsely ground
2 tablespoons minced cilantro stems
2 tablespoons fish sauce (see Tip)
1/2 cup “lite” coconut milk
4 pounds bone-in chicken drumsticks and thighs (about 12 pieces), skin removed,
Trimmed

Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup rice vinegar or cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt


1. To prepare chicken:
Combine garlic cloves, pepper and cilantro stems in a large mortar or food processor or food mill and mash or pulse to a coarse paste. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in fish sauce and coconut milk. Add chicken and stir to coat with the marinade. Refrigerate, loosely covered, for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

2. Preheat grill to medium.

3. To prepare sauce:
Heat vinegar to a boil in a small nonreactive pan. Add sugar, stir to dissolve it, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Add crushed red pepper and minced garlic; simmer for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and stir in salt pour into a serving bowl and let cool to room temperature before serving.

4. Remove the chicken from the marinade. (Discard marinade.) Oil the grill rack. Grill, turning occasionally, until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part without touching bone registers 165°F, 15 to 20 minutes.

5. Serve the chicken with the dipping sauce.

One 2 pieces chicken & about 1-1/2 Tbsp. sauce serving equals: 269 calories; 9 g fat (3 g sat, 3 g mono); 90 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 17 g added sugars; 27 g protein; 0 g fiber; 398 mg sodium; 252 mg potassium. ++++ Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate, 4 lean meat ++++ WWP: 6