Chicken Satay
Decade ago,when i was new here, living in an apartment, working long hours(I do not miss Friday release and intense project deadlines by the way),we didn’t explore as much as we would have liked to food wise.One day, my friend, Sabitha, came home and raved about the chicken satay with spicy peanut sauce she had for dinner at one of the Thai restaurant.She bragged about this place and this dish couple of times, so it was time for us to check this out.So one night we all headed for dinner..And there..i tasted ‘Chicken Satay with peanut sauce’ for the first time..and was she right or what !It was to die for..i don’t remember what else i ordered there but i remember the dish as
- Chicken was cut in thin narrow strips(not chunks) and skewered.
- Peanut sauce was spicy.It was divine with Satay.
Peanut sauce
We checked out the map of Thailand.Now i know why origin of this dish is so blurry.It sounds Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian all at the same time because it all share neighborly love. However,I am going to stay on ‘Thai’ track.That’s how i was introduced to it.
Thai fruit cart (Photo credit: Darin & Stacie Dunn)
Our missionary prayer:
I came to know about Darin and Stacie a while ago.Young missionary couple currently in Thailand.I also found out that Darin had been on missionary work in India earlier.Even though I don’t know them personally,I do know his mom,who is so proud to have son and daughter-in-law who love Jesus so much.Darin was kind enough to let me use their Thailand click in this blog.You can check out Darin and Stacie ministry in Thailand at http://www.darinandstacidunn.com .
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We prayed for Darin and Stacie that our providential God will help them and encourage them at every step of the way to carry out the ministry they have started.We prayed that Thai people would be blessed by the Gospel of Christ and will get to know Him personally.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 chicken breast
- 1/4 teaspoon lemongrass
- 1/4 teaspoon galangal
- 1/2 teaspoon each coriander and cumin roasted and ground
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- salt
- 3 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 4-5 Tablespoons coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon sambal oelk
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 small clove garlic
- 1/2 key lime juice
Instructions
- Slice chicken in thin narrow strips.
- In a bowl,mix chicken with marinade ingredients.
- Let it marinade it for at least 1 hour.
- Skewer the chicken in bamboo sticks.
- Grill it until it is done.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients until smooth and fully incorporated.
- Enjoy
Notes
You can substitute 'ginger' for 'galangal'.
Nice recipe.
I like satay sauce, although I guess the peanut butter adds quite a few calories.
But a good thing about this recipe compared to a few other recipes I saw here is that you eat the chicken without the skin, which has a lot of fat.
Thanks.