Best Chicken Satay Recipe – Malaysian Satay Ayam

Chicken Satay is the ideal sharing dish for family, friends or to take to an open home party. Being enormously popular there is now a huge offering and assortment of marinades . The marinade in our recipe is the one that most people know as the original and luckily it is also the simplest. It gives the chicken a smokey, sweet caramelized flavour, along with aromatic lemongrass, cumin and turmeric. Serve with peanut sauce, cucumber wedges, red onion slices and cubes of pressed rice.

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Chicken Satay is the ideal sharing dish for family, friends or to take to an open home party. Being enormously popular there is now a huge offering and assortment of marinades . The marinade in our recipe is the one that most people know as the original and luckily it is also the simplest. It gives the chicken a smokey, sweet caramelized flavour, along with aromatic lemongrass, cumin and turmeric. Serve with peanut sauce, cucumber wedges, red onion slices and cubes of pressed rice.

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malaysian sate ayam! the best bbq chicken satay recipe

Yields30 Servings
Prep Time2 hrsCook Time30 minsTotal Time2 hrs 30 mins

For The Chicken
 4 sticks Lemongrass
 1 kg Boneless Chicken Thighscut into 10cm-long strips
 3 tbsp turmeric powder
 1 tbsp ground cumin
 2 tsp sea salt
 3 tbsp Sugar
 30 bamboo satay skewers17.5cm long and soaked in water for 30 minutes if barbecuing.
For The Marinade
 100 ml vegetable oil
 1 tbsp sugar
 50 ml coconut milk
 1 stick Lemongrassbruised
For The Garnish
 1 red onioncut into thick slices
 1 cucumbercut into small wedges
 400 g rice cubes

1

In a food processor blitz the lemongrass with a dash of water until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.

lemongrass

2

Add the diced chicken, turmeric powder, ground cumin, salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Mix thoroughly and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. Preferably leave it to marinade overnight in the refrigerator.

chicken

3

Once the marinade time is up, carefully thread the chicken pieces on to the bamboo skewers. The meat should cover the skewer to prevent it getting burnt when grilling. Cover the tip of the skewer too. You should just have the blunt end of the skewer showing,

marinade satay

4

Now make the brushing oil. Put the oil, sugar and coconut milk into a small bowl and mix well. Satay is best when cooked on a barbecue or a charcoal grill but you can use a griddle pan just as successfully. Place the chicken skewers on the barbecue or grill and use the bruised lemongrass to coat them with the oil mixture and keep the moisture in. Turn the skewers regularly to make sure the chicken is cooked evenly. Continue to apply the brushing oil throughout cooking.

chicken oil

5

When the chicken is cooked through it will have a delicious brown, slightly charred finish. Place skewers on a large dish and garnish with the rice cubes, onion and cucumber and serve with a peanut sauce.

chicken satay malaysian

Ingredients

For The Chicken
 4 sticks Lemongrass
 1 kg Boneless Chicken Thighscut into 10cm-long strips
 3 tbsp turmeric powder
 1 tbsp ground cumin
 2 tsp sea salt
 3 tbsp Sugar
 30 bamboo satay skewers17.5cm long and soaked in water for 30 minutes if barbecuing.
For The Marinade
 100 ml vegetable oil
 1 tbsp sugar
 50 ml coconut milk
 1 stick Lemongrassbruised
For The Garnish
 1 red onioncut into thick slices
 1 cucumbercut into small wedges
 400 g rice cubes

Directions

1

In a food processor blitz the lemongrass with a dash of water until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.

lemongrass

2

Add the diced chicken, turmeric powder, ground cumin, salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Mix thoroughly and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. Preferably leave it to marinade overnight in the refrigerator.

chicken

3

Once the marinade time is up, carefully thread the chicken pieces on to the bamboo skewers. The meat should cover the skewer to prevent it getting burnt when grilling. Cover the tip of the skewer too. You should just have the blunt end of the skewer showing,

marinade satay

4

Now make the brushing oil. Put the oil, sugar and coconut milk into a small bowl and mix well. Satay is best when cooked on a barbecue or a charcoal grill but you can use a griddle pan just as successfully. Place the chicken skewers on the barbecue or grill and use the bruised lemongrass to coat them with the oil mixture and keep the moisture in. Turn the skewers regularly to make sure the chicken is cooked evenly. Continue to apply the brushing oil throughout cooking.

chicken oil

5

When the chicken is cooked through it will have a delicious brown, slightly charred finish. Place skewers on a large dish and garnish with the rice cubes, onion and cucumber and serve with a peanut sauce.

chicken satay malaysian

Malaysian Sate Ayam – The Best BBQ Chicken Satay Recipe

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