Cambodian BBQ Whole Chicken with Tamarind Sauce
Cambodian BBQ Whole Chicken with Tamarind Sauce is the best, quick and easy recipe to put your meal on the table. This grilled tamarind chicken is sweet, tangy, sticky and full of flavor and combined with smoky char and tamarind sauce made an incredibly delicious and unique dinner meal.

Cambodian BBQ Whole Chicken with Tamarind Sauce
Recipe by Cambodia RecipeCambodian BBQ Whole Chicken with Tamarind Sauce is the best, quick and easy recipe to put your meal on the table. This grilled tamarind chicken is sweet, tangy, sticky and full of flavor and combined with smoky char and tamarind sauce made an incredibly delicious and unique dinner meal.
2
servings30
minutes15
minutes1906
kcal45
minutesIngredients
One One Whole chicken 4 to 5 lbs cut to open in half but don’t cut it all the way
1 tablespoon 1 Garlic seasoning salt from Costco
2 tablespoon 2 dark soy sauce to give color
1 package 1 Chinese roasted chicken
Rubs the ingredients all over the chicken inside and outside and marinate it overnight.
- Tamarind dipping Sauce
3 tablespoon 3 sugar
3 tablespoon 3 fish sauce
2 tablespoon 2 tamarind
3 tablespoon 3 water
2 2 Thai Chilies minced
1 cloves 1 minced garlic
1 tablespoon 1 fried garlic
- Vegetables
Sliced cucumbers
Sliced red or green tomatoes
Sliced green mango
Sliced green apple
Mints and Thai Basil
And Romaine lettuce leaves
Fresh herbs
Directions
- Rubs the ingredients all over the chicken inside and outside
- Marinate it overnight.
- Before you bake the chicken heat any kind of grill on high then turn down to low and grill the chicken both side for 15 minutes (to seal the skin of the chicken so it won’t fall off when you bake) then transfer to a preheat oven for 400 degree and bake for 30 more minutes or until the chicken is done. Take the chicken out and set aside.
- For tamarind dipping Sauce: Mix all ingredients and taste it should be sour sweet spicy but not much in salt so adjust the dipping sauce to your taste.
Recipe Video
Notes
- To serve take lettuce leaves and sliced cucumbers or tomatoes top with chicken herbs and spoon sauce on the top fold the lettuce leaves and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 2
- Calories: 1906kcal
- Carbohydrates: 72g
- Protein: 193g
- Fat: 101g
- Saturated Fat: 30g
- Cholesterol: 900mg
- Sodium: 11963mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 63g