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