“In dark times, the definition of good art would seem to be art that locates and resuscitates those elements of what's human and magical that still live and glow despite the times' darkness.”

- David Foster Wallace

Assemble

• One chicken, parted, or three pounds of chicken parts.
• ¾ cup soy sauceFull-sodium tamari is both sacreligious and ideal.
• One cup of water
• One cup of coconut milk
• ½ cup rice vinegar
• Five heavy pinches of black pepper
• Three chopped garlic cloves
• Three bay leaves

Observe

1. You will combine all ingredients other than the chicken in a skillet or saucepan and bring these to a boil.
2. You will add the chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until nearly done, approximately twenty minutes. You will remove the chicken and reserve the liquid in the pan.
3. Meanwhile, you will light off a coal grill and bring it to a temperature of 500°F.
4. You will grill the chicken on the coal grill until it is complete. It will be crispy when it is complete.It will be complete when it is crispy.
5. Simultaneously, you will reduce the sauce in the pan until approximately one cup of pan sauce remains.
6. You will serve the chicken with the pan sauce, hot.