Easy Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce Recipe

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a healthier fat profile, while sunflower seed butter is budget-friendly.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories, and evaporated milk is often less expensive.

Blend peanuts and set it aside

Blend dry red chilies with galangal, lemongrass, onion, and cooking oil

Drizzle cooking oil in pot and add the dry red chili blend

Continuously stir and cook for 15 minutes on low heat, until oil separates

Add a splash of water as needed

Salt to taste

Add brown sugar

Pour water

Mix in the ground peanuts and tamarind paste

Remove from heat and set the peanut sauce aside

Cut chicken thighs into small cubes

Blend lemongrass with galangal, ginger, and onion

Add the blend to the chicken pieces along with turmeric, coriander, and roasted cumin

Salt to taste

Add fennel powder and molasses

Marinate the chicken for 1 hour

Place the chicken on skewers and grill until cooked

Cooking Techniques

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