Forks&Corks: Roasted Lemongrass Chicken

Society | September 30, 2005, Friday // 00:00

Ingredients:
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon canola oil or vegetable oil
5 tablespoons fish sauce, divided
2 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 tablespoons chopped shallot
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 fresh lemongrass stalks, tough outer leaves removed
1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 chicken, quartered

1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Preparation:
Whisk 1/4 cup oil, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, and next 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature 1 hour.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, to skillet (reserve marinade in bowl). Cook 4 minutes. Turn chicken, add reserved marinade to skillet, and transfer to oven. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 25 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate.

Add 1/2 cup water, lime juice, remaining 2 tablespoons fish sauce, and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar to skillet. Bring to boil. Remove from heat, spoon fat from surface, and strain pan juices into small pitcher. Serve chicken with pan juices.

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