| Ingredients | | | | Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Grill according to |
| 2 lemon grass stalks | | | | instructions below. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. |
| 3 fresh green chiles, seeded and chopped | | | | Serve hot with fresh papaya sambal, optional. |
| 2 garlic cloves, chopped | | | | Outdoor on the barbecue |
| 3 scallions, chopped | | | | Grill over medium-hot coals until the chicken is |
| 1 handful cilantro leaves | | | | opaque, with no trace of pink, 3 minutes per side. |
| 1/2 tsp ground cumin | | | | Indoor |
| 1/2 tsp ground white pepper | | | | Preheat broiler. Broil until the chicken is opaque, with |
| 1/2 tsp turmeric | | | | no trace of pink, 3 minutes per side. |
| 1 tsp ground coriandergrated zest 1 lime | | | | Think ahead |
| 3 tbsp fresh lime juice | | | | Make marinade up to 3 days in advance. Cover and |
| 2 tsp grated fresh ginger root | | | | refrigerate. Marinade chicken up to 4 hours in |
| 1 tbsp fish sauce | | | | advance. Cover and refrigerate. |
| 1/2 cup (120ml) coconut milk | | | | Makes 4 servings. |
| 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, | | | | Barbecue Chicken Tenderness Tips |
| butterfliedsalt, black pepper | | | | Avoid freezing whenever possible to eliminate |
| 1 recipe fresh papaya sambal (see Sauces), optional | | | | additional moisture loss during thawing, which results |
| Method | | | | in less tender meat. |
| Butterfly the chicken breasts; with one hand on the | | | | Keep chicken from drying out in the refrigerator by |
| breast half to hold it in place, slice through the middle | | | | keeping it tightly wrapped. If the chicken dries out, it |
| horizontally to cut almost in half. Open out flat. | | | | will become tough. |
| Remove and discard the tough outer skin from the | | | | Leaving the skin on the chicken, when cooking it, |
| lemon grass stalks and roughly chop. Put lemon grass, | | | | helps to hold in juices, which increases tenderness. |
| chilles, garlic, scallion, cilantro, cumin, pepper, turmeric, | | | | To keep breast area of chicken from drying out |
| ground goriander, lime zest, lime juice, ginger, | | | | during roasting, place a piece of foil over this area. |
| fishsauce and coconut milk in food processor or | | | | Remove during last 30 minutes of roasting time to |
| blender; pulse until smooth. | | | | allow the skin to brown properly. |
| In a bowl, toss chicken with lemon grass mixture. | | | | |