Soy Sauce and Citrus Marinated Chicken

Steps to make

1. 1

   Marinate chicken

   2h
   

   Whisk together garlic, ginger, citrus juice, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar in a medium sized bowl. Pour the marinade into a large resealable food bag. Place chicken halves in the bag and seal. Press out any air. Place in the refrigerator and chill for a minimum 12 hours or up to 2 days.

2. 2

   Heat the oven

   5 min

   Preheat the oven to 425 °F.

4. 3

   Season the chicken

   5 min
   

   Remove the chicken halves from the marinade. Pat the chicken pieces dry with a paper towel and season lightly with salt. Discard the bag with the marinade.

5. 4

   Roast

   35 min
   

   Place the chicken on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Roast in the oven until it turns a deep brown color and is cooked through. (approx 30–40 minutes).

6. 5

   Make lemongrass infusion

   10 min
   

   Lightly smash the lemongrass stalk with a rolling pin. Place the lemongrass n a small saucepan with ½ cup of water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. Allow the lemongrass to sit in the water as it cools for about 8-10 minutes until it is fragrant. Strain the lemongrass infusion into a large measuring jug.

7. 6

   Toast shallots, scallions, chile, and garlic

   10 min
   

   Place shallots, scallions, chile, and garlic in a large skillet over medium high heat. Toast the ingredients for 8-10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until dark brown in certain areas. Leave to cool before removing the skins from garlic. Roughly chop the garlic with the shallots, scallions, and chile.

8. 7

   Make the dipping sauce

   2 min
   

   Mix the garlic, shallots, scallions, chile, and ginger with the lemongrass infusion. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar and mix well.

9. 8

   Prepare pomelo

   3 min
   

   Remove the peel and white pith from the pomelo using a sharp knife. Cut along the sides of the membranes to release segments into a medium bowl. Squeeze the juice from the membranes into the bowl. Discard membrane, pith and peel. Break the segments into large chunks and mix them into the dipping sauce.

10. 9

    Serve

    

    Place the roasted chicken on a serving platter. Drizzle some of the dipping sauce over the meat and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve the remaining dipping sauce alongside.