Monday, November 12, 2007
Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce (Pg199)
So, this one is husband approved. Brian loved it!! I made the Pepper-Coriander Root Flavor Paste(Pg 184) just like the book said in a mortar. It was tough work...especially with two screaming kids. I also had to marinade it for a little over 3 hours. The sticky rice was an after-thought, so we just had jasmine rice with grilled veggie. LOVED IT!!
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How did you find coriander root? I've never seen cilantro with roots on it before. Did you just use the stems or leaves? Thanks!
Beautiful looking chicken! We loved this dish as well ... the hot and sweet dipping sauce I could drink out of a shot glass ... it was so good!
I actually found coriander with the roots intact in the local asian grocery but I don't think it has any different flavor than the leaves/stems so you can use those in my opinion. I think it's just because you are grinding it up and the stems and roots are easier to grind than leaves. Plus it's a way to be economical with your coriander by using the whole thing, but I don't think it would impact the dish any to use the leaves and stems (that's my opinion anyway). KAJ, would you agree?
That's funny because I thought that coriander roots MEANT the stems...whoops. I just used the non-leafy parts to grind up in the marinade. Seemed to taste good regardless! So, I concur!
I think that is my fault. I told KAJ to use the stems. I think I have another recipe where it said to use the stems, so I didn't even think about the actual ROOT part. MY BAD!!
This is my favorite recipe in the book. I know it by heart I've made it so many times! I defitely make the paste in my mini-prep.
I want to try the coriander paste with the whole fish. Whenever I see that picture I think, "must try that!" Partially because I've never cooked food with a face before :)
I foundd coriander with the roots at Wild Oats/Whole Foods. For some reason organic producers leave them on.
I find just chopping the coriander with the stems works just as well. I've done that.
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