Chicken pieces are marinated in spiced coconut milk, wrapped in pandan leaves, then cooked on a hot grill. This appetizer is as tasty as it looks and a fun conversation starter. Gather your friends to help you wrap the chicken in the leaves, or prepare them ahead of time.
Pandan leaves have a grassy vanilla-coconut flavor and are used to wrap the small pieces of chicken in this dish. These leaves are believed to help boost the immune system, among other health benefits. If you don’t have pandan leaves, you can use banana leaves, or foil.
Wrapping each piece of chicken in a pandan leaf takes a little bit of work, so think about making this a group activity and inviting your friends and family to help. You can skewer each leaf with a toothpick or skewer several leaves onto longer skewers.
Grilled Pandan Chicken Bites Recipe
Ingredients
Coconut Marinade
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons Slap Yo’ Daddy Jailbird Chicken Rub
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thighs
Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
To Cook
- pandan or banana leaves
Equipment
- grill
- toothpicks or wooden skewers
Directions
Coconut Marinade
- Combine the coconut milk, Slap Yo’ Daddy Jailbird Chicken Rub, green onions, sugar, coriander, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a gallon-size plastic zip bag or container.
- Add the chicken and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
- Combine the soy sauce, sugar, water, oyster sauce, cilantro, and sesame seeds in a small bowl. Set aside.
To Cook
- Preheat a grill to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) with a hot and cool zone.
- Rinse and dry the pandan leaves. Cut the leaf 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20cm) in length.
- Place a piece of chicken meat on the pandan leaf and roll it away from you. When the full strip of pandan is used secure it with a toothpick. They can be kept one to a toothpick or 3 pieces of pandan leaf-wrapped meat can be placed on a single wooden skewer.
- Cook the chicken pouches in the cool zone until the chicken is almost done, 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) internal temperature measured by an instant-read thermometer, about 30 minutes.
- Move the chicken to the hot zone to get some char on the leaves and remove when the internal temp is 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).
To Serve
- Discard the pandan leaves before serving or instruct those eating to remove as they are inedible. Serve with the sweet soy dipping sauce.
Nutritional Information
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