Indonesian Baked Turmeric Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, 3 1/2-4 lb
• 4 ounces shallots
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 ounce fresh turmeric
• 4 ounces thick coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken and pat dry. chop into 4 pieces. set aside.
• 2 grind paste ingredients together.
• 3 place marinade ingredients in large plastic sealable bag. mix thoroughly and add chicken pieces. seal bag and shake.
• 4 place paste ingredients in bag and squeeze in and around chicken pieces.
• 5 marinate at least 1 hour, up to 4 hours.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°f put chicken into shallow baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. wrap wing tips and drumsticks with foil if browning too quickly.