Boneless Chicken Recipe
Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
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As the photo shows, this mouthwatering grilled chicken satay with peanut sauce looks really tempting and makes a welcome change from plain barbecued chicken. Satay sauce is available from the grocery store readymade but, like with most things, homemade satay sauce tastes so much nicer and it is well worth making your own. If you are expecting vegetarian guests, you can grill some extra firm tofu and thread that on skewers. Then your veggie guests will also be able to enjoy your delicious homemade satay sauce while the rest of you enjoys the succulent grilled chicken satay.
Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Grilled chicken recipes often come out beautifully and this grilled chicken satay recipe is a fine example. The wonderfully sticky peanut sauce is ideal for basting the chicken and you can serve some on the side too, so people can add more if they want to. It is sometimes nice to have lots of wonderful satay sauce with your chicken and nothing is worse than running out of it!
Just make sure you keep the basting sauce and dipping sauces separate when making this, because of the risk of contamination with the raw chicken. The lime is a great garnish and its tang cuts nicely through the sweet flavor of the sauce, adding another dimension to the overall flavor.
Homemade chicken satay recipes are always really special, especially when compared to takeout satay, which never really tastes fresh. A good chicken satay recipe should be creamy and nutty. Most people prefer their satay sauce thick so it sticks to the chicken. Chicken has such a naturally mild flavor that it goes well with any sauce or dressing. Satay is a sweet, Asian, peanut-based sauce which works perfectly with the mild taste of chicken. If you have not made homemade chicken sate recipe before, you will be delighted that chicken satay with peanut sauce is so simple to prepare and this recipe will definitely be popular with your family or guests.
Sweet and Spicy Chicken Satay with Lime
Ingredients -
¼ cup soy sauce
½ cup unsweetened peanut butter
½ cup water
1 green onion, sliced, to garnish
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Non-stick cooking spray
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cloves garlic, pressed
Lime wedges to garnish
Preparation:
Cook the soy sauce, water, peanut butter, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, red pepper and sugar over a medium heat for a minute in a pan.
Cool the sauce, remove the garlic and discard it.
Divide the sauce between 2 dishes.
Cut the chicken into 1 inch strips and thread them on to metal skewers.
If you are using bamboo skewers, soak them for 30 minutes beforehand.
Oil the grid on your grill with a non-stick cooking spray and heat it to medium hot.
Grill the chicken, covered, for about 7 minutes, turning it once.
Baste with half the sauce during cooking and serve with the remaining sauce on the side, garnished with the sliced scallions. Serve with the lime wedges.
(Serves 4)