Thai Grilled Chicken Gai Yang Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Dipping Sauce
• 1/2 cup palm or light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 6-10 Thai bird chilies, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 teaspoons finely minced garlic (about 4 medium cloves)
• For the Chicken
• 6-inch segment of lemongrass, finely chopped
• 6 medium cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup tightly packed roughly chopped cilantro
• 3 tablespoons palm or light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground coriander
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 whole chicken, spine removed, split in half along the breastbone
• 4 metal or bamboo skewers