Chicken Satay Skewers
- Chicken prep time: 20 minutes
- Marinating time: 2 hours
- Grilling time: 8 minutes
- Total time: Appoximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ¼-inch thick strips
Marinade:
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 1 garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- ¾ teaspoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons curry powder
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon red cayenne pepper (optional, use a dash or omit for less heat)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce
Ingredients
(serves 4)
Section
Instructions
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Slice the chicken into ¼-inch strips that are about a 1-inch by 2-inch retangular shape, place in a medium mixing bowl
- In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the marindade.
- Pour the marinade over the chicken strips.
- Toss the chicken to coat.
- Refrigerate the chicken for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat or if using a broiler heat on high.
- While the grill is heating up prepare the Thai Satay Peanut Sauce.
- In a small saucepan, combine all of the Thai Satay Peanut Sauce ingredients except the lime juice and soy sauce.
- Bring the ingredients in the saucepan to a simmer, stirring occasionally until smooth and thickened; about 5 minutes.
- If sauce is too thick, add additional chicken stock 1 tablespoon at a time until the right consistency is reached.
- Remove from heat and whisk in lime juice and soy sauce.
- Pour sauce into a serving dish and set aside.
- Thread chicken onto skewers.
- Before placing skewers on the grill, use tongs, along with a paper towel soaked in a high heat tolerant cooking oil, to rub the oil over the grill grates.
- Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Serve with warm Thai Satay Peanut Sauce.
Comments
To prevent skewers for sticking to the grill: Soak a paper towel in cooking oil that can withstand high heat then using tongs rub the oil over the grill grates.Refrigerate leftovers.