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Thai Roast Chicken Thighs With Coconut Rice

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Thai Roast Chicken Thighs With Coconut Rice recipe
Photo by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Nicole Louie

Chicken thighs marinated in coconut milk, lime juice, and fish sauce give this one-skillet meal plenty of umami. Lining the skillet with cabbage wedges allows them to catch every drop of the rich juices as they become melt-in-your-mouth tender. While the chicken roasts, there is plenty of time to make fragrant rice with the leftover coconut milk and slices of ginger. This dish was inspired by the rotisserie chicken from the now closed Uncle Boon’s, one of my favorite restaurants in New York. They had it on rotating spits with heads of cabbage to catch all the juices. This at home version with thighs is a more approachable way to highlight all those good flavors. —Diana Yen

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