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Thai Turmeric Chicken (Gai Yang Khamin)
Thai Turmeric Chicken (Gai Yang Khamin) brings together chicken thighs, fish sauce, and oyster sauce. Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 50 min
- Total
- 230 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Keep the resting step
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
2. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
3. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken thighs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
Fish sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
Oyster sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Rest for 3 minutes before serving with jasmine or coconut rice, and plain chunks of tomato and cucumber the Thai way! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Marinade chicken - Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Rest for 3 minutes before serving with jasmine or coconut rice, and plain chunks of tomato and cucumber the Thai way!
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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