Lemongrass Chicken Satay Food

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• Mince chicken thigh with cleaver, and set aside.
• Using pestle and mortar, grind spring onions, chillies and garlic till very fine.
• Add minced chicken and continue to grind till mixtures resembles pate.
• Transfer mince to a mixing bowl, add egg, lime juice, fish sauce, cornflour, pepper and sugar.
• Mix well, kneading till the mixture is thick and dough-like in consistency.
• Leave mixture to firm up in the fridge.
• (about an hour).
• Take about 2 tablespoon of mixture and shape it around a lemongrass stalk.
• Repeat with remaining mixture till all are used up.
• Brush lightly with canola oil.
• Heat grill and cook the satays for 5-8 minutes, turning frequently till the chicken mixture is slightly charred.
• Serve warm with sweet chilli sauce.

MALAYSIAN SATAYS

Steps:

• Put the chicken or beef pieces in a mixing bowl. Add the lemongrass, onion, oil, ginger, and spices and seasonings. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.
• Heat a grill, preferably charcoal, to medium-high. Meanwhile, remove chicken or beef from marinade and skewer (if using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them for 30 minutes prior to using). Grill for 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through, turning halfway through.
• Serve with Peanut Sauce and rice cakes and garnish with cucumber and onion.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, shrimp paste, turmeric, lemongrass, and chiles. Stir to combine and cook over medium heat until fragrant and onion is soft. Add coconut milk and water and bring to a boil. Add sugar, salt, and peanuts. Stir constantly over medium heat and simmer until the sauce thickens. Remove the lemongrass stalk and serve warm or at room temperature.

CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• Chop the garlic finely and in a large dish, mix with the rest of the spicies and oil.
• Cut the chicken into long strips about a finger thick.
• Thread the chicken strips onto bamboo skewers.
• Place the chicken skewers in the spice mixture and coat all of the chicken.
• Leave to marinate for as long as possible.
• Heat a large frying pan to medium heat. (not too hot or the sugar will burn).
• Cook the coated chicken until golden. No oil is required for cooking.

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash and dry the chicken and trim off any fat. Cut the chicken breast across the grain on the diagonal into 1/8-inch strips.
• Cut these strips into 2-inch pieces.
• Combine the chicken, honey, and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in a bowl and stir to mix.
• Let marinate for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Trim the green leaves and root end off the lemongrass stalk and strip off the outside leaves.
• What remains will be a greenish crea m-colored core 4 to 5 inches long and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Mince the core finely: You'll need about 2 tablespoons.
• Just before serving, heat a wok (preferably nonstick) over high heat and swirl in the oil.
• Add the garlic and lemongrass and stir-fry until fragrant but not brown, about 15 seconds.
• Add the chicken and stir-fry until the pieces turn white, about 1 minute. Move the chicken to the sides of the wok and add the o nion to the center.
• Stir-fry until the onion loses its rawness, about 1 minute. Mix the chicken back in the center of the wok, add the remaining fish sauce, continue stir-frying until the chicken is cooked, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Correct the seasoning, adding honey or fish sauce to taste. The dish should be a little sweet and salty.
• Sprinkle the chicken with the cilantro, if desired, and serve at once.

CHICKEN WITH LEMONGRASS

Steps:

• Heat oil and fry onion with garlic for 1 minute. Add chicken, black pepper, lemon grass, fish sauce, sugar, curry and chili and stir fry for 4 minutes.
• Add chicken, black pepper, lemon grass, fish sauce, sugar, curry and chili pepper and stir fry 5 minutes.
• Add water and continue to stir fry an additional 8 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is just about cooked through.
• Remove smashed Lemongrass.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer, stirring, until sauce it thickened.
• Serve over Asian noodles or steamed white rice.
• Garnish with sprinkled chopped nuts and the freshly chopped cilantro.

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.

LEMON GRASS CHICKEN

Steps:

• If using the long lemon grass stems, cut in half across the middle to make four short stems for a total of eight stems.
• Coarsely chop chicken in a food processor and add egg white. Process to make a smooth paste. Add carrot, chile, chives, cilantro, salt and pepper and process to mix.
• Place mixture in refrigerator to chill, about 15 minutes. When chilled, divide mixture into eight equal portions. Using your hands, shape the portions around the lemon grass stems. The lemon grass stem will be the "skewer" for the chicken mixture.
• Preheat broiler to medium hot, brush skewers with oil and broil approximately 4-6 minutes. Turn them occasionally until golden brown and cooked thru. These skewers can also be grilled over medium hot coals.
• Garnish with cilantro and slices of lemon (optional) and serve immediately.

CHICKEN SATAYS ON LEMONGRASS SPEARS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR PEANUT SAUCE: Stir all ingredients in small saucepan over medium heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to small bowl. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill. Microwave on low setting until lukewarm and stir well before serving.).
• FOR CHICKEN: Grind first 7 ingredients in processor to coarse paste. Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add paste to skillet; do not clean processor. Sauté paste until just brown, about 5 minutes; transfer to large bowl and cool. Add chicken and salt to processor; grind coarsely. Mix chicken into paste in bowl.
• Press 1/4 cup chicken mixture around thick portion of 1 lemongrass stalk in 4-inch-long sausage shape, leaving 1 inch of stalk exposed. Repeat with remaining chicken mixture and stalks. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Place on plastic-lined baking sheet, cover, and chill.).
• Spray grill with nonstick spray and prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill satays until chicken is cooked through, turning often, about 8 minutes. Serve with warm peanut sauce.