Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce is a classic Thai appetizer. Fragrant, sweet, and savory, this dish satisfies all the taste buds.
Ingredients
Chicken Satay
- 2.5 lb chicken breast cut into 2-inch long strips
- 1/2 cup full fat plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp Madras curry powder
- 1/2 tbsp garlic salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 tbsp oil
Spicy Peanut Sauce
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp sambal chile paste
- 1 tbsp coconut cream
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
Chicken Satay
- Add chicken into a large bowl with yogurt, curry powder, garlic salt, sugar, and sliced onion. Mix well and allow to marinate overnight.
- Heat a grill pan on high heat. When the pan is hot, turn fire to medium. Brush pan with oil and sear chicken strips 3-4 minutes each side, or until cooked through. Serve with spicy peanut sauce.
Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Heat a medium sauce pan on medium heat. When pan is hot, add oil, ginger, and garlic. Saute garlic for 1 minute.
- Then add in hoisin sauce, peanut butter, sugar, sambal, coconut cream, and water. Allow to come to a gentle simmer, then turn off fire.
- Taste for seasoning and add salt, sugar, water, or coconut cream as needed to adjust for flavor and texture. The sauce should be thick, but slightly runny.