Switch up your everyday chicken with this Thai chicken marinade! It's made from scratch with only real ingredients and delivers big bold Thai flavor. Grill or bake it, and serve it with some rice and a salad for a quick and easy meal that's ready in just 35 minutes!
In a small mixing bowl, mix the soy sauce, fish sauce, coconut sugar, lime juice, curry paste, ginger, and garlic.
¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons coconut sugar, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon red curry paste, 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger, 2 cloves garlic
Place the chicken in a shallow container (like a baking dish) and pour the marinade over top. Mix it around so that all the pieces are coated in the marinade. Let the chicken marinate in your fridge for at least 30 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
2 lb chicken thighs or breast
Cook the chicken
Bake: Put the chicken and all of the marinade into a shallow baking dish. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit, uncovered, for 15 minutes for boneless thighs, 20-25 minutes for breast, and 35-40 minutes for bone-in thighs.Grill: Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill over medium heat for 10 minutes for boneless thighs, 18-22 minutes for breast, and 30-35 minutes (over indirect heat) for bone-in thighs.
Optional: freeze the chicken
Put the raw chicken into freezer bags then pour the marinade over the top. Squish the bag around a little so that the chicken is coated in the marinade then seal the bag and put it into your freezer.