STICKY THAI CHICKEN WITH RICE

SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINS + MARINATING COOK 30 MINS PER SERVE 3200kj COST PER SERVE $2.75

¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup soy sauce 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp lemongrass paste 1½ tbsp ginger paste ½ tsp dried chilli flakes 8 chicken drumsticks 2 cups white long-grain rice 3 cups water pickled vegetables, lime wedges, fresh mint, to serve

1 In a bowl, whisk sugar, sauces, pastes and chilli flakes until sugar dissolves. Add chicken, toss to coat. Set aside 15 minutes. 2 Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Grease and line an oven tray. 3 Arrange chicken on tray. Bake 25-30 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked. 4 Rinse rice. Transfer to a saucepan and add water. Bring to the boil. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce heat to very low. Simmer 12 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside, covered. 5 Serve chicken on rice, with vegetables and lime wedges. Garnish with mint.