Curried Beef And Chicken Satay Food

CHICKEN (OR BEEF) SATAY

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, trim any fat from chicken, then cut into 3" strips.
• For marinade, place onion, garlic, ginger, soy, shili powder, coriander, brown sugar lemon juice and vegetable oil in a zip top bag and mix well. Add chicken strips and mix in marinade until well coated. Put in refrigerator for 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Remove meat from marinade and thread the strips accordion style onto pre-soaked wooden skewers.
• Broil the skewers for 8-10 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with the marinade until cooked through.
• Meanwhile, make sauce.
• Mix coconut milk with peanut butter, fish sauce, and lemon juice in saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer sauce to serving bowl and serve with cooked satays.

CURRIED CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• Soak 24 short bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• Slice chicken breast lengthwise thinly into 24 strips and thread onto skewers. Place on baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine curry powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Brush the chicken with 2 TBS peanut oil and sprinkle all over the spice mixture.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• In a food processor, combine rice vinegar, mayo, soy sauce, mint, coriander and 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper.
• Slowly drizzle in the peanut oil.
• Transfer the vinaigrette to a bowl and refrigerate.
• Preheat a stove top grill pan and grill the chicken skewers over high heat, about two minutes per side.
• Serve with the vinaigrette.

BEEF OR CHICKEN SATAY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Method for meat and marinade: Trim the meat and cut into long thin strips.
• Combine all of the marinade ingredients, add the meat, and let marinate under refrigeration for at least 2 hours and up to 12 hours.
• Soak bamboo skewers in water for a least 10 minutes before you are ready to grill the satays.
• Thread the meat on the skewers, one strip per skewer.
• Skewer meat can be returned to the marinade to hold until cooking time.
• Place the skewered meat on the grill or boiler rods.
• Grill or broil undisturbed for about 1 minute, turn and grill 1 minute more for medium rare, or as needed for the desired doneness.
• Server the satays with the spicy peanut sauce.
• Method for Spicy Peanut Sauce: Process all ingredients in food processor until smooth.
• Cover and set aside at room temperature for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Bring to room temperature before using, and stir briskly or reprocess to mix.

SATAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Also need 24 8 inch Bamboo Skewers.
• Cut the chicken breast into 1/4 inch chunks (3 for each skewer).
• Chop the coriander root, kaffir lime leaves and the lemongrass.
• Marinade the chicken with all the ingredients for at least one hour.
• Thread meat onto bamboo skewers.
• Satay will taste best when cooked over charcoal grill.
• During cooking, use a small basting brush with coconut milk, turn stick several times until meat looks brown and cooked through.
• Serve hot with peanut sauce.