Roast Red Curry Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 roasting chicken
• 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass
• 1 tablespoon chopped turmeric, root
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander root
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh galangal root
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped kaffir lime leaf
• 6 large dried red chilies, soaked for 15 mins in water then drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic

Recipe

• 1 pound dry paste ingredients in a mortar and pestle.
• 2 blend wet ingredients in a food processor.
• 3 add dry ingredients.
• 4 remove from food processor and grind in mortar and pestle until smooth.
• 5 make enough paste for about 1/2 a cup of paste - you might need to make a bit more depending on the size of the chicken.
• 6 loosen skin of chicken from flesh.
• 7 push paste between skin and flesh of chicken, pressing to even out.
• 8 marinate overnight.
• 9 roast at 180c for one hour, basting regularly.