chicken satay
This delicious chicken satay features grilled chicken skewers marinated in coconut milk, spices, and curry paste served with a rich peanut dipping sauce.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 0.75 cup canned coconut milk
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 tablespoons curry powder
- 0.75 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
- 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 tablespoon Thai red chili paste
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Marinate the chicken by whisking together the coconut milk, salt, curry powder, turmeric, ground ginger, Thai red curry paste, and sugar in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
- While chicken marinates, prepare peanut sauce by blending peanut butter, water, Thai red chili paste, soy sauce, honey, and ground ginger until smooth. Set aside.
- Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
- Thread marinated chicken pieces onto soaked wooden skewers, pressing pieces tightly together.
- Grill skewers for approximately 5 minutes per side until chicken is cooked through and slightly charred.
- Remove skewers from grill and let rest a few minutes before serving.
- Serve the chicken skewers hot with peanut dipping sauce on the side.
Notes
This chicken satay pairs wonderfully with steamed jasmine rice and fresh cucumber salad for a complete Thai-inspired meal.