Chicken satay with peanut sauce is a marinated and grilled chicken served with exotic peanut sauce. It is a lip-smacking appetizer and a great dinner entree. It can also be served with steamed rice or fried rice. The uniqueness of this delicacy is derived from the fact that chicken breasts are marinated in a flavored paste of soy sauce, fish sauce, and spices each of which lends it a flavor of its own. Then the chicken is grilled to perfection and to top it all, served with creamy, and spicy peanut sauce. This delightful sauce adds a zing to the spicy chicken satay!
Health Benefits
Chicken is rich in protein and helps in building body tissues and muscles. Peanut butter used in peanut sauce suppresses hunger and protects against Alzheimer’s disease.
Ingredients
½ cup coconut milk
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh cilantro — chopped
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1-inch ginger piece – chopped
1 tsp garlic – crushed
1 tsp lemon juice
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
20 wooden skewers
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbs rice vinegar
½ tsp red pepper — crushed
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp garlic – crushed
½ cup coconut milk
¼ tsp salt
How To Make Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
- Prepare the marinade by placing cilantro, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, lemon juice, salt, curry powder, pepper, sugar, and coconut milk in a blender jar and blend on medium speed for 30 seconds.
- Cut the chicken into ½ -inch strips lengthwise. Pour the marinade in a shallow dish and place the chicken in it. Toss the chicken so that it is fully coated with marinade. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
- Blend all the contents of the peanut sauce except vinegar in a blender jar for 45 seconds.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and pour the contents of the peanut sauce from the blender jar in it. Cook for 5 minutes while stirring in between. Remove from flame and add rice vinegar to it. Mix well and pour the sauce in a dip bowl.
- Remove chicken from the marinade and thread 3-4 pieces of chicken on each skewer.
- Heat the grill and place the chicken skewers on the grill and cook for 5 minutes. Flip the skewers and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from the grill and serve. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve hot with peanut sauce.
Trivia
Peanuts aren’t nuts, they are legumes as they grow underground. The fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth, interestingly enough, is known as Arachibutyrophobia!
Commander of Apollo 14, Allen B. Sheppard, took a peanut wrapped in a foil. He took it to the moon and got it back to earth. Thereby making that peanut an “Astro Nut.”