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Chicken Kelaugen
Chicken Kelaugen is a traditional Guam recipe for a classic salad-type dish of barbecued chicken meat blended with onions, lime juice, hot chillies and freshly-grated coconut. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Guam version of: Chicken Kelaugen.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
Additional Time:
(+90 minutes marinating)
Serves:
6–8
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesGuam Recipes
This is a classic chicken salad from the island of Guam in the Pacific made from barbecued chicken, It is made with the local wild chillies, boonie peppes which are the same type as African Piri-Piries and Thai Birds' eye (though closer to piri-piris in heat and flavour).
Ingredients:
For the Chicken:
1 whole chicken, jointed
juice of 4 lemons
100ml soy sauce
100ml malt vinegar
For the Kelaguen:
Coarsely-grated flesh of 2 coconuts
juice of 4 limes
1 bunch spring onions chopped
2 red onion, chopped
20 chillies, chopped (or to taste)
sea salt, to taste
Method:
In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, soy sauce and vinegar. Add the chicken pieces and toss to coat. Turn into a shallow dish and pour over the marinade. Set aside to marinate for 90 minutes as you heat your barbecue.
When the chicken has marinated and the barbecue is hot, place the chicken on the barbecue and cook for about 20 minutes per side, or until thoroughly cooked through. Remove the chicken from the barbecue and set aside to cool.
Once the chicken is cold, remove the flesh from the bones then finely dice the meat. Mix the chicken meat in a bowl with the lime juice then toss with the spring onions, red onions and chillies to combine. Season to taste with the salt then mix with the grated coconut and serve immediately.
