Malaysian Chicken Satay

Name: Malaysian Chicken Satay
Yield: Yield: 8 Portions (24 Skewers)
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 3 lb/1.36 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 tbsp sliced galangal; ½ cup/120 mL water; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 5 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped; Salt, as needed; 24 bamboo skewers, 8 in/20 cm, as needed; 3 oz/85 g sugar; 3 oz/85 g ground roasted peanuts; 1 oz/28 g ground turmeric; Red Onion Relish, as needed; Peanut Sauce, as needed

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions (24 Skewers)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

5 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, peeled
1

Asia
Malaysia
Starter
Main course
Gluten-free
Street Food
South East Asia

Method

Purée the lemongrass, garlic, galangal, and water in a blender. Set aside ¼ cup/60 mL of the mixture to use for the Peanut Sauce.
Cut the chicken thighs into strips measuring 3 to 4 in/8 to 10 cm, season with salt, and thoroughly combine with the marinade.
Add the sugar, peanuts, and turmeric and combine thoroughly.
Thread the chicken onto s