Chicken Satay - How to prepare chicken satay, the authentic way

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.

Introduce the dish and ingredients for Malaysian style chicken satay.

Choose either chicken breast or chicken thigh for marinating.

Prepare the first set of marinade ingredients: turmeric powder, sugar, ground white pepper, coriander powder, fennel powder, cumin powder, Indonesian style sweet soy sauce, and salt.

Set aside the first marinade and prepare the remaining ingredients for blending.

Cut galangal into small pieces for easy blending and remove the skin.

Prepare lemongrass by removing the green section and cutting it into small sections for blending.

Add all marinade ingredients into a food processor along with some oil for blending.

Blend the ingredients until smooth, which takes about three to five minutes depending on the food processor's power.

Combine the blended marinade with the chicken and marinate for at least three hours, preferably overnight.

Soak wooden skewers in water for at least half an hour to prevent breaking during grilling.

Pierce pieces of chicken onto the soaked skewers, leaving space in between.

Arrange the skewers on a grill pan over low heat and grill until golden brown on both sides.

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