Balinese Style Chicken or Duck Satay

Name: Balinese Style Chicken or Duck Satay (Sate Lilit)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 lb (500 g) ground chicken or duck; ½ in (1 cm) fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced, or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ in (1 cm) fresh kencur root, peeled and sliced; 2 red finger-length chilies, deseeded; 4–6 shallots, peeled; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; Pinch of ground nutmeg; 24 lemongrass or bamboo skewers; 3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons shaved palm sugar; ½ in (1 cm) fresh galangal, peeled and sliced; 2 cups (200 g) freshly grated coconut; 1 teaspoon dried shrimp paste (trasi), dry-roasted; 2 portions Sambal Kecap; 2 candlenuts, roughly chopped; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 tablespoon oil; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds

Sate Lilit

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 lb (500 g) ground chicken or duck
2 cups (200

Asia
Indonesia
Starter
South East Asia

Method

Prepare the Sambal Kecap by following the recipe.
Make the Spice Paste by grinding all the ingredients, except the oil, to a smooth paste in a mortar or blender, adding a little oil if necessary to keep the mixture turning. Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat and stir-fry the ground paste for 3 to 5 minutes, then remov