Chicken Waray

Ingredients for Chicken Waray

• 4 whole chicken leg-and-thigh portions
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 lemongrass stalk
• 2 medium shallots
• 6 garlic cloves
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp oil

How to cook Chicken Waray

1. 1.Process coconut milk, lemon juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, turmeric, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, and pepper into a coarse paste.
2. 2.Coat chicken evenly with the paste in a sealed bag and refrigerate overnight.
3. 3.Set chicken at room temperature for 1 hour. Reserve the marinade and arrange chicken on a wire rack over a baking tray.
4. 4.Preheat the oven grill to 180°C. Grill 50–60 minutes, turning and basting with reserved marinade every 10 minutes.
5. 5.Serve when the chicken is browned and thoroughly cooked through.