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Recipes and Spice Blends

Thai Gai Yang Marinade

Spice blend

  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
  • 3 tbsp grated palm sugar or light brown sugar, packed
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp Thai-style thin soy sauce (such as Healthy Boy)
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 small bunch cilantro (about 1 oz), leaves and stems separated
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, lower pale stalks minced (about 1/3 cup / 30g)
  • 8 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly smashed
  • 2 red or green Thai bird chiles, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground coriander

For 4 chicken leg quarters (about 2 1/2 lb). Blend into a marinade; grill with 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil.