CHICKEN SATAY RECIPE | SATAY CHICKEN | CHICKEN SATAY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

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.

Cut the chicken boneless fillets into 1” bite sized pieces.

Peel the shallots & garlic and slice the white portion of two lemon grass stalks.

Add all marinade ingredients into a blender/mixer jar and blend into a coarse mixture.

Take out 2.5 tbsp of this mixture and add it into the chicken pieces. Mix well and set aside for 2-3 hrs to marinate.

To prepare the Peanut Sauce, grate a piece of peeled ginger and finely chop one garlic clove.

Add all peanut sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth.

Skewer the marinated chicken pieces on wooden skewers, 4 at a time.

Preheat a grill pan and brush it with oil.

Place the skewers side by side on the grill pan and grill on one side on medium high heat for 3 mins, then flip and repeat on the other side for another 3 mins.

Turn the skewers again and baste with oil. Reduce heat to low and grill for 3 more mins.

Flip again and baste with oil on the other side. Continue to grill on low heat for another 3 mins until the meat is tender.

Serve hot with Peanut Sauce and some sliced cucumber.

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