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Balinese Chicken Satay Skewers

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Perfectly grilled chicken and a spicy peanut sauce is a match made in heaven!

Ingredients

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For The Skewers

  • 500g chicken breast

For The Marinade

  • 3 tbsp chopped shallots
  • 2 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 5 tbsp coconut oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For The Peanut Sauce

  • 300g peanuts
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 4 shallot cloves
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 tbsp red chilli (more / less to taste)
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp ginger

Instructions

For The Chicken

  1. Mix the marinade ingredients together.
  2. If using wooden skewers, soak these in water to prevent them burning.
  3. Cut the chicken into cubes and marinate 15 minutes.
  4. Thread onto skewers.
  5. Grill until browned and cooked through, basting with the leftover marinade.

For The Peanut Sauce

  1. Fry the peanuts until golden brown. Remove from the pan and allow to cool. Drain off most but not all of the oil.
  2. Grind the chillies, garlic, shallots, palm sugar and ginger in a food processor or mortar and pestle until they form a paste. Add the peanuts and grind to a paste again.
  3. Place the peanut paste into a pan. Add the chicken stock and coconut milk.
  4. Add the sweet soy to taste.
  5. Bring to the boil.
  6. Simmer until thick and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Add the lime juice to taste.

Find it online: https://www.retrofoodformoderntimes.com/2017/03/13/balinese-chicken-satay-skewers/