chicken satay

If you love Malaysia cuisine and satay, this chicken satay recipe is recommended for you. Chicken satay is a dish of Malaysian and Indonesian origin in which the recipe is marinaded meat woven onto skewers, grilled and served with a sauce. Moist chicken meat with barbecue flavor is perfect along with the sweet peanut sauce. This is a very tasty and popular dish in Malaysia. You can found it at any street in the country especially at hawker centers, kopitiam and pasar malam which is a night market. Chicken satay recipe introduced here consist of chicken thighs, coconut milk, seasonings, and served with peanut sauce and fresh raw cucumber and onion.

Here we cover the Asian Food Recipes of chicken satay. Hope our recipe will be your guide!!!

Chicken Satay Recipe

Ingredients A (Chicken Satay)
Chicken thighs-boneless [750g]
Coconut milk [150ml]
Fish sauce [70ml]
Sweet soy sauce [20ml]
Brown sugar [50g]
Chopped coriander [2 tablespoon]
Curry powder [1 tablespoon]
Ingredients B (peanut dipping sauce)
Shallot [1]
Garlic [2 cloves]
Galangal [1 tablespoon]
Red chilies [1]
Water [1 tablespoon]
Canola oil [2 tablespoons]
Coconut milk [250ml]
Fish sauce [60ml]
Sweet soy sauce [10ml]
Brown sugar [50g]
Lime juice [1 tablespoon]
Shrimp paste [1/2 teaspoon]
Minced toasted peanuts [170g]
Sliced cucumber [30g]
Onion [1]

How to Make Chicken Satay

1. Prepare all the ingredients in the Chicken satay recipe.
2. Wash the chicken thighs with clean running water. Then cut it into strips of about 10cm long by 3cm wide.
3. Combine the 150ml coconut milk, 70ml fish sauce, 20ml sweet soy sauce, 50g brown sugar, coriander leaves, and the curry powder in a large bowl. Stir the mixture well.
4. Next, add in chicken strips and stir to coat evenly with the marinade.
5. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
6. Combine the shallot, garlic, galangal and chili in a mortar. Grind the ingredients with a pestle, while adding water gradually to form a paste.
7. Add 1 tablespoon oil over a saucepan and heat it. When the oil is heat enough, add in the paste and stir fry until fragrant.
8. Stir fry the mixture with 250ml coconut milk and simmer it until thickened.
9. Pour in the 60ml fish sauce, 10ml sweet soy sauce, 30g brown sugar, lime juice, shrimp paste and minced peanuts and cook until the peanut sauce thickening. Set aside.
10. Remove the chicken strips from marinade and discard the marinade. Weave the chicken strips lengthwise onto skewers. While preheat a stove-top grill pan with high heat.
11. Use the remaining oil to brush the grill pan.
12. Place the skewers on the pan and sear the chicken until golden brown on each side and cook thoroughly.
13. Slice the cucumbers and onions using a knife. Then place the cucumbers and onions on a plate together with the cooked skewers. 14. Also, serve it with a bowl of peanut sauce on the side.
15. Serve chicken satey hot. Enjoy it!