Balinese Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 garlic cloves, peeled halved
• 1 piece fresh ginger, peeled coarsely chopped (2 inches)
• 3/4 cup shallot, coarsely chopped
• 3 small thai red chili peppers or 3 serrano peppers, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 6 chicken thighs
• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 4 medium limes, quartered
• 6 fresh kaffir lime leaves
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• fresh parsley leaves (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine the garlic, ginger, shallots, chiles, and turmeric in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped.
• 2 melt the coconut oil in a 10- to 12-inch heavy frying pan over medium heat. add the chile mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and softened, about 2 minutes. remove the pan from heat and let cool completely.
• 3 place the chicken pieces in a 3-quart baking dish. squeeze the limes over the chicken and toss to coat.
• 4 add the cooked chile mixture, the whole lime leaves, 2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper, and using your hands, rub the mixture into the chicken until well coated. cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 5 remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 6 arrange a rack in the top third of the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees f. bake the chicken, uncovered, until tender (45-50 minutes) remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. remove the lime leaves and garnish with parsley leaves before serving.