Chicken Satay at Home – No Grill, No Marinade, All Flavour

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.

Heat a non-stick skillet over low heat.

Add coconut milk to the skillet.

Add turmeric, coriander, cumin, ginger, garlic, and salt to the coconut milk.

Add boneless skin-on chicken thighs to the skillet without marinating.

Simmer chicken pieces for 20 to 25 minutes until tender and cooked through.

Remove aromatics from the skillet after cooking.

Increase heat to evaporate water content from the coconut milk and chicken juices.

Brown the chicken pieces in the concentrated coconut fat and rendered chicken fat for about 10 minutes until caramelized.

Drain excess fat and let the chicken rest before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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