Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Name: Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: salt; juice of 1 lime; 60 ml/4 tbsp coconut milk; 90 ml/6 tbsp crunchy peanut butter; 1 fresh red chilli, seeded and finely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp clear honey; 2.5 cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, finely grated; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 10 ml/2 tsp Thai fish sauce; 30 ml/2 tbsp light soy sauce; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast portions

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

These miniature kebabs are popular all over South-East Asia, and they are especially delicious when cooked on a barbecue. The peanut dipping sauce is a perfect partner for the marinated chicken.

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast portions

Asia
Thailand
Starter
South East Asia

Method

First, make the satay sauce. Put all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, then check the seasoning and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Spoon the sauce into a bowl, cover with clear film (plastic wrap) and set aside.
Using a sharp knife, slice each chicken breast portion into four long strips. Put all the mari