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January 14, 2015 By Kaitlin 1 Comment

Chicken Satay

I have been meaning to make this recipe forever; seriously, years. I don’t know why it took me this long because it’s a pretty easy recipe, but for some reason I kept putting it off. And boy do I regret that. It’s so tasty! Honestly, what isn’t better with some peanut butter?

Chicken Satay

 

Chicken Satay is skewered chicken marinated in a peanut sauce that is typically eaten as an appetizer or street food. By adding a side of brown rice, this turns into an easy dinner!

Chicken Satay

 

This recipe actually has you ground your own peanuts with some other ingredients to make a sauce rather than starting with peanut butter. The result is really tasty!

 

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon toasted cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (~2 limes)
  • 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 shallot, peeled
  • 1/3 cup light coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 serrano chile, stem removed
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Note: this recipe has to marinate for an hour so plan accordingly.

 

Lightly toast your cumin seeds over medium heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Add the peanuts, cumin seeds, lime juice, sesame oil, ground coriander, garlic cloves, and shallot to a food processor and process until smooth.

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Add the coconut milk, brown sugar, peeled fresh ginger, turmeric and serrano chile and process until smooth. (Smooth here is relative. Mine still had some bits in it. Too bad.)

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Add the peanut mixture to a large bowl and add the chicken, tossing to coat. Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, tossing ingredients after 30 minutes. (You can also do all of the above steps the morning of and just toss ingredients when you get home).

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Thirty minutes prior to eating, add 8 6-inch skewers to a cookie sheet with sides filled with water. When ready to cook, preheat your grill to medium-high. (I used a grill pan).

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Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the marinade. Remove the skewers from the cookie sheet and discard the water. Thread the chicken onto the soaked skewers and sprinkle evenly with salt.

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Grill for 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through.

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Serve with a side of brown rice.

Chicken Satay

Yum! The serrano chile didn’t add nearly as much heat as I expected so it was more of a boost of flavor than spiciness. I loved the peanut sauce flavor that came in and grilling it adds another level of flavor!

 

Chicken Satay

 

Chicken Satay
Recipe Type: Appetizer, Main Dish, Poultry, Dinner
Author: I Can Cook That
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon toasted cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (~2 limes)
  • 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 shallot, peeled
  • 1/3 cup light coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 serrano chile, stem removed
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Note: this recipe has to marinate for an hour so plan accordingly.
  2. Lightly toast your cumin seeds over medium heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Add the peanuts, cumin seeds, lime juice, sesame oil, ground coriander, garlic cloves, and shallot to a food processor and process until smooth.
  3. Add the coconut milk, brown sugar, peeled fresh ginger, turmeric and serrano chile and process until smooth. (Smooth here is relative. Mine still had some bits in it. Too bad.)
  4. Add the peanut mixture to a large bowl and add the chicken, tossing to coat. Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, tossing ingredients after 30 minutes. (You can also do all of the above steps the morning of and just toss ingredients when you get home).
  5. Thirty minutes prior to eating, add 8 6-inch skewers to a cookie sheet with sides filled with water. When ready to cook, preheat your grill to medium-high. (I used a grill pan).
  6. Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the marinade. Remove the skewers from the cookie sheet and discard the water. Thread the chicken onto the soaked skewers and sprinkle evenly with salt.
  7. Grill for 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through.
  8. Serve with a side of brown rice.
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Filed Under: Appetizer, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Dish, Party App, Poultry, Southeast Asia, Weeknight Meal Tagged With: Appetizer, Brown Sugar, Chicken, Coconut Milk, Coriander, Cumin, Dinner, Garlic, Ginger, Gluten Free, I Can Cook That, Limes, main dish, Peanuts, Poultry, Recipe, Satay, Serrano Chile, Sesame Oil, Shallots, Turmeric, Weeknight Meal

Comments

  1. Medeja says

    January 19, 2015 at 10:20 am

    This looks so addictive!

    Reply

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