How to Make Pieng Gai (Lao Grilled Chicken)

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + vinegar

Soy sauce is easier to find and lower in calories.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while pork is often less expensive.

Chop lemongrass and add it to a mortar.

Add four heads of garlic to the mortar.

Add eight coriander roots to the mortar.

Add two tablespoons of black pepper to the mortar.

Add two tablespoons of sugar to the mortar.

Add one tablespoon of fish sauce to the mortar.

Add four tablespoons of soy sauce to the mortar.

Add one tablespoon of sweet dark soy sauce to the mortar.

Add half a cup of water to the mortar and mix to create the marinade.

Rub the marinade into the chicken and let it sit for at least two hours.

Grill the marinated chicken.

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