Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
You can easily switch up your supper routine with this chicken satay with peanut sauce. This dish calls for marinating chicken thighs in a mixture of spices, brown sugar, soy sauce, and coconut milk. They are then served with a delectable peanut sauce after being cooked.
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Active Time20 minutes mins
Marinate the chicken2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: asian
Keyword: Chicken Satay
Yield: 4
Chicken Satay Ingredients
- 2 pounds Chicken Thighs boneless skinless and cut into 2 inch pieces
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce low sodium
- ¼ cup Coconut Milk unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 Garlic Cloves grated or minced
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Ginger Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Coriander
- ¼ teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
Peanut Sauce Ingredients
- ½ cup Peanut Butter smooth
- ½ cup Coconut Milk unsweetened
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce low sodium
- ½ tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
- ½ a Garlic Clove grated or minced
- ¼ teaspoon Ginger Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- Pinch Crushed Red Pepper
You will also need: 8-10 Bamboo Skewers and Grill Spray
Prepare the chicken
The chicken thighs should be skinless and boneless. Cut them into about 2-inch pieces and put them in a big dish or zip-top bag.
To a bowl, add the soy sauce, coconut milk, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, turmeric, ginger powder, ginger powder, and grated garlic. Mix well to blend. Toss the chicken thoroughly to coat it after adding the marinade. If use a zip-top bag, be sure to tightly seal it before gently massaging the chicken to evenly distribute the marinade.
In case it leaks, put the bag on a skillet or plate or cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Chill the chicken for a minimum of two hours, or up to overnight.
Prepare the peanut sauce
Use a blender or a small blender (such as a Nutribullet) to combine all the ingredients for the peanut sauce. Blend until smooth sauce is achieved and all ingredients are blended. When it's time to serve, transfer the sauce to a serving dish or other container.
After setting the bamboo skewers on a shallow baking dish or sheet pan, fill them with water. Give the skewers a half-hour to an hour's soak.
Grill the chicken
Take out of the water the bamboo skewers. Put three to four pieces of chicken on each skewer. Transfer to a skillet or platter, then continue with the leftover chicken. Throw away any marinade that's left.
To keep the barbecue grates from sticking, mist them with grill spray. Over medium heat, grill the chicken satay, flipping periodically, until browned and cooked through, 15 minutes or so. When a piece of chicken is at its thickest, the internal temperature should be at least 165°F.
Present the peanut sauce beside the chicken satay.