Zingy Roast Chicken

This overnight roasted chicken recipe gets its flavor from the unique rub, which combines coriander seeds, sumac, and coconut.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 639 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 pinch salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
• 5 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons ground sumac
• 1 makrut lime, zested
• 1 whole chicken, rinsed and patted dry

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place coconut flakes onto a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven until light brown, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Place coriander seeds in a skillet over medium heat. Roast the seeds, stirring constantly, until the they turn a light brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and grind in a blender until the seeds become a coarse powder.

Step 4

Place coconut, ginger, fish sauce, soy sauce, sumac, garlic, chili powder, and lime zest in the blender with coriander seeds; pulse until the mixture is blended into a paste.

Step 5

Place chicken in a roasting pan. Cut small slits near the chicken breasts, thighs, and wings with a sharp knife. Pack 1/3 of the paste into the slits, under the skin of the chicken.

Step 6

Dust chicken with salt; rub 2/3 remaining paste on chicken skin until thoroughly covered. Lay chicken breast-down in the pan.

Step 7

Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight.

Step 8

Bake chicken in the preheated oven until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).