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Thai Spiced Roasted Chicken
Whole chickens were on sale the other day at my local grocery store so I decided to pick one up. When it came time to cook it I was kind of at a loss for what I wanted to do. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go traditional and make something like my recipe for oven roasted chicken or if I wanted to spice it up a bit and try something a little different. When I am feeling indecisive like this, which can actually happen quite often, I ask Ryan what he would like and as you can see, we decided to go with something a little different. First I coated the chicken with a blend of Thai seasoning, serrano peppers, fresh ginger, fresh garlic and some kosher salt. Second, I sliced some onions and a few more cloves of garlic and sprinkled that around the chicken. Third, I mixed a little chicken broth with chili paste and soy sauce and poured that over the chicken before roasting. The result was a succulent roasted chicken with just a little kick.
Another great thing about this dish is that the roasting chicken, sliced onions, garlic and seasonings make the perfect sauce to ladle over some steaming jasmine rice.
Thai Spiced Roasted Chicken
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 3.5 pound chicken, neck and giblets removed (usually wrapped inside the body cavity)
- 2 tablespoons Thai seasoning blend found in the spice aisle of your local grocery store
- 1-3 serrano peppers minced (I say 1-3 depending on the amount of spice you would like, I like spicy so I used 3)
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 3 garlic cloves minced, plus 4 cloves chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons sambal oelek chili paste found in the Asian section of your local grocery store
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 onion sliced
- 3 cups prepared jasmine rice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Rinse the chicken and pat dry. The drier the better.
- In a bowl combine Thai seasoning, serrano peppers, ginger, minced garlic and salt. Rub 1/4 of the seasoning mixture inside the cavity of the chicken. Gently separate the skin from breast of the chicken and rub about 1/4 of the seasoning mixture under the skin, being careful not to tear the skin. Brush the outside of the chicken with olive oil. Rub the remaining seasoning mixture over the outside of the chicken, the chicken will turn a reddish color.
- In another bowl mix together chicken broth, sambal oelek and soy sauce.
- Place the chicken in a dutch oven or roasting pan. Pour chicken broth mixture over the chicken. Lay sliced onions and chopped garlic around the chicken. Roast for 45-60 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 175 degrees, baste every 20-25 minutes. Remove and let rest for 10-15 minutes. Chicken will continue to cook, chicken is done when internal temperature is 180 degrees.
- While the chicken is resting use a spoon to skim the fat from the top of the sauce.
- Once the chicken has rested, carve. Serve on a bed of jasmine rice and spoon the sauce over.
Notes
Hey! I'm Des!
Welcome to Life’s Ambrosia where Dinner is served and memories are made. Here you will find over 1000 tried and true recipes for every possible occasion. In the last 10 years, this blog has helped millions of families put dinner on the table and create food memories. Let me help you too.
Jonathan
April 19, 2009 at 6:12 pmTried it, had to modify the spices because I couldn’t find the Thai seasoning but included most of what was listed in the ingredients of it found online. Despite all the spices included, still wasn’t a bit spicy. Still tasty, just didn’t turn out as expected. We accompanied it with several Asian-inspired sides, including peanut butter noodles and spinach and bamboo shoots stir fried.
Deseree
April 19, 2009 at 6:34 pmJonathan: I am glad that you found it tasty but I’m sorry to hear that it wasn’t spicy, that was my favorite part about this dish! I just checked the ingredient list on the Thai seasoning that I used (Spice Islands) and the first ingredient is chili pepper and it also has dehydrated jalapenos in the mix, perhaps that is where my spice came from. Since you couldn’t find the Thai seasoning, if you make it again maybe you can add a couple more serrano peppers or a little more sambal oelek to spice things up a bit. Thanks for the feedback!