Grilled Split Thai Chicken with Fiery Red Chile Sauce - Fiery Foods & Barbecue Central

Ingredients

• 12 large cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ cup chopped shallots
• 1/4 cup chopped ginger
• 1/4 cup fish sauce or substitute soy sauce
• 4 stalks lemon grass, peeled to reveal soft inner root and lower stem, chopped
• 6 large red Thai chiles ( prik chee fa) , stems and seeds removed, chopped, or substitute 4 red jalapeños
• 1 3 to 3 ½-pound chicken
• Fiery Red Chile Sauce
• 3 dried red New Mexican chiles, stems and seeds removed
• 4 red Thai chiles ( prik chee fa) , stems and seeds removed, chopped, or substitute red jalapeños
• 1 tablespoons chopped ginger
• 4 cloves garlic
• ½ cup distilled vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, Thai preferred
• Salt to taste
• Course Sauce / Marinade / Rub