Serves 4-6


Ingredients:

1.6kg chicken
3 tsp chopped red chillies
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp peppercorns, crushed
2 tsp soft brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp lime juice
30g butter, chopped


Method:

  • Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C.

  • Using a large cleaver, cut the chicken in half by cutting down the backbone and along the breastbone. To prevent the wings from burning, tuck them underneath. Place the chicken, skin-side-up, on a rack in a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, combine the chilli, garlic, peppercorns and sugar in a food processor or mortar and pestle and process briefly, or pound, until smooth. Add the soy sauce, turmeric and lime juice, and process in short bursts, or stir if using a mortar and pestle, until combined.

  • Brush the spice mixture over the chicken, dot it with the butter pieces and bake it for another 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through and rich red. Serve warm or at room temperature.


Nutrition per serve (6):
Protein 25g
Fat 10g
Carbohydrate 2g
Dietary Fibre 0g
Cholesterol 90mg
775 kj (185 cal)

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