Grilled chicken with spices

Grilled chicken with spices

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Discover this spiced grilled chicken for a delicious and easy meal to prepare. Perfect for family dinners.

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This spiced grilled chicken is a simple and delicious recipe that will delight your guests. Perfect for a quick and tasty dinner, it can be prepared in just a few minutes and pairs well with rice or grilled vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.69 $1.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.07
  • $0.38
  • $0.87
  • $0.05
  • $0.17
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop all the ingredients to prepare the sauce. ≈ 8 min
  2. Extract coconut milk until you have 1 cup of coconut milk and 1 cup of shredded coconut. ≈ 3 min
  3. Finely chop the lemongrass leaves and the chili peppers, and separate the basil leaves. ≈ 8 min
  4. Heat the coconut milk over low heat, stirring constantly.
  5. Add the spicy curry paste and cook until it breaks down and develops a strong flavour.
  6. Add the chicken. ≈ 3 min
  7. Season with fish sauce, sugar, and taste to adjust the flavor. ≈ 2 min
  8. It should have a slightly sweet and salty flavor. ≈ 3 min
  9. Simmer over low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens.

The bill

Grilled chicken with spices

  • 400 g of shredded coconut$3.07
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped lemongrass leaves$0.38
  • Fish sauce$0.87
  • 1 tablespoon of cane sugar$0.05
  • oil-based paint$0.17
  • red chili pepper$0.15

Total$4.69

that's $1.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of chicken
  • 400 g of shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped lemongrass leaves
  • Fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of cane sugar
  • oil-based paint
  • red chili pepper
  • 1/4 cup of fresh basil leaves

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