Because if you say it too quickly, it sounds like "pinkeye chicken", which isn't too appetizing.
But appetizing it is! This is a dish we found years ago on BigOven. It was good back then when we made it with sweet chili sauce but now that I use sriracha sauce in it, this Laotian recipe is a superb grilled chicken with layers of heat and sweet.
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Ping Gai Chicken
Adapted from the Queen Mother Cafe in Toronto, as published in The Toronto Star
Yields: 6 Servings
4 ea chicken breasts, boneless, SKIN ON
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Wet Rub
1 bunch Fresh Cilantro
6 cloves Garlic
1 teaspoon black pepper, coarse cracked
3 tablespoons Oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
Sauce
1 cup Water
1/2 cups Sugar
3 sprigs Fresh Cilantro
2 cloves Garlic
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Lime Juice
1 tablespoon Thai Garlic Chili Pepper Sauce (sriracha sauce)
1 tablespoon Thai Fish Sauce
Wet Rub:
Rip of the top half of a bunch of cilantro. Don't be picky about some stems being included. Finely chop the cilantro and garlic in a food processor. Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, and oil and pulse the food processor until mixed well into a paste.
Rub the paste onto the chicken breasts and under the skin too. Let marinade for at least 1 hour or overnight if possible.
Dipping sauce:
In a sauce pan, heat the water and sugar until boiling, stirring often. Cook until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Allow the simple syrup to cool. Then add to a food processor with the cilantro, garlic, vinegar, lime juice, sriracha, and fish sauce. Process until smooth. If still too thin, you can add 1/2 to 1 tsp of potato starch to thicken the sauce.
Set up your grill for a direct heat cook at 350f. Place the chicken on, skin side down, for 8 minutes. Flip and cook for another 6-8 minutes, until the breasts hit an internal temp of 160f.
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Slice thin, garnish with sliced green onions and drizzle with the "dipping sauce". Serve with sweet Jasmine rice topped with slivers of carrots and jalapenos.
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On that note, we are heading out to the Eggtoberfest in the morning. Behave yourselves while we are gone and don't let Scott Baio give you pinkeye.