Sambal Roasted Chicken

Sambal roasted chicken is a Malaysian dish and the cooking is quite different from the local charcoal roasted chicken we know (lechon manok). It is more of a baked chicken and it is half cooked first in coconut milk with spices then it is roasted in an oven until cooked.

To cook sambal roast chicken; Pound all the paste ingredients together in mortar and pestle except oil to obtain a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan. Add the spice paste and stir-fry for 10 minutes until fragrant. Add coconut milk. lime leaves, lemongrass, ginger, salt and sugar. Stir well. Add chicken and cook for 25 minutes over low heat; turn chicken a few times until chicken is half cooked. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan and pour sauce all over chicken. Preheat oven to 300 °F. Roast chicken for 15 minutes or until browned. To see the complete recipe, continue reading.

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How to Cook Sambal Roasted Chicken

Sambal roasted chicken is a Malaysian dish and the cooking is quite different from the local charcoal roasted chicken we know (lechon manok).

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Chicken Recipe

Cuisine: Malaysian

Keyword: roasted chicken, sambal roasted chicken

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 309kcal

Author: Manny

Ingredients

For the spice paste:

• 6 pcs shallots
• 1 1/2 inch ginger slice into strips
• 3 cloves garlic crushed
• 8 pcs dried red chili seeded and soaked
• 2 Tbsp. ground coriander
• 1 Tbsp. cumin
• 3 Tbsp. oil

For the chicken:

• 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 4 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 1 chicken cut into halves
• 4 slices ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. Muscovado sugar

Instructions

How to cook Sambal Roast Chicken:

• Pound all the paste ingredients together in mortar and pestle except oil to obtain a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the spice paste and stir-fry for 10 minutes until fragrant.
• Add coconut milk. lime leaves, lemongrass, ginger, salt and sugar. Stir well.
• Add chicken and cook for 25 minutes over low heat; turn chicken a few times until chicken is half cooked.
• Transfer chicken to a roasting pan and pour sauce all over chicken.
• Preheat oven to 300 °F. Roast chicken for 15 minutes or until browned.