Ping Gai Lao Style

Name: Ping Gai Lao Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Laotian
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces; 3 stalks lemongrass, minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm galangal, grated; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; tamarind dipping sauce to serve

Laotian grilled chicken marinated in lemongrass, fish sauce and galangal — cooked low and slow over charcoal until golden.

Total time

60 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Laotian

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces

3 stalkslemongrass, minced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmgalangal, grated

3 tbspfish sauce

2 tbspoyster sauce

1 tbspsugar

tamarind dipping sauceto serve

Instructions

Combine all marinade ingredients. Coat chicken. Marinate 4+ hours.

Grill over medium-low charcoal or bake at 180°C for 40 minutes, turning regularly.

Baste with marinade throughout.

Rest 5 minutes.

Serve with sticky rice and jaew bong (roasted chilli paste) or tamarind dipping sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

848

Protein

102.4g

Fat

41.4g

Carbs

9.7g

Fiber

0.2g

Sodium

1391mg

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