Slow Cooker Chicken Satay Curry Food

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN SATAY CURRY

Steps:

• Slice the onions, peel and grate the garlic and ginger and trim any sinew from the chicken thighs before cutting them into large pieces (dividing each thigh into three roughly). Put everything into the slow cooker.
• Add the crumbled chicken stock cube, sugar, coriander, spice mix (turmeric, curry powder, chilli flakes and powder, cinnamon) and stir to coat the chicken and onions. Add the lime juice, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.
• Sprinkle over the corn flour and stir through to cover the ingredients.
• Add the peanut butter and coconut milk.
• Mix well to combine all of the ingredients and then cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Serve with freshly cooked jasmine rice.

CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, curry powder, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Place the chicken breasts in the marinade and refrigerate. Let the chicken marinate at least 2 hours, overnight is best.
• Preheat a grill to high heat.
• Weave the chicken onto skewers, then grill for 5 minutes per side.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Put 1 roughly chopped large onion, 3 tbsp mild curry paste, a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder, 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and 1 chopped yellow pepper into the slow cooker pot with a third of a can of water and stir well.
• Add 2 skinless chicken legs, fat removed, and push them under all the other ingredients so that they are completely submerged. Cover with the lid and chill in the fridge overnight.
• The next day, cook on Low for 6 hrs until the chicken and vegetables are really tender.
• Stir in the the chopped leaves of 30g coriander just before serving over brown rice.

CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• KIDS the writing in bold is for you. GROWN-UPS the rest is for you. Make a yummy marinade. Peel the ginger and help them to finely grate it and tip it into a bowl. Repeat with the garlic and lime zest. Halve the lime and get your child to juice it, then mix it in a bowl with the honey, soy, curry powder and peanut butter. Get them to give it a good mix, adding a small splash of water if it's too stiff, then help them spoon two-thirds of the mix into a small pan. Set aside for Step 4.
• Now for some chicken bashing! Put the chicken in the sandwich bag, one breast at a time, getting your child to flatten each one with a rolling pin or a meat mallet - this isn't essential, but they like doing it.
• Mix the chicken with the marinade you made. Cut the chicken into strips, tip it into the remaining third of the peanut-butter mix, then get your child to stir well. Cover with cling film and chill until required. This can be done up to 3 hrs ahead.
• Cook your tasty sauce. While the chicken is marinating, pour the coconut milk into the pan and get your child to stir together with the peanut butter mix. The sauce needs to be heated gently and stirred - suitable for confident seven- or eight-year olds, under strict adult supervision.
• 'Sew' the chicken onto the skewers. The chicken needs to be threaded into 'S' shapes onto the skewers. Get your child to thread the skewers away from themselves, being careful of the sharp points. Younger ones might find this a little fiddly, so they could just push on small chunks.
• Paint the tray with oil and cook the chicken. Heat the grill to high and get your child to brush a baking tray with oil. They can then line up the skewers on the tray. Grill the skewers for about 10 mins, turning occasionally, until lightly charred.
• Make cucumber ribbons with a peeler. Using a swivel-blade peeler, get your child to peel the cucumber into a bowl, then carry on peeling the cucumber flesh into ribbons until they get to the seeds. Repeat with each side of the cucumber.
• Mix a dressing for the cucumber. Get your child to mix the vinegar and sugar until the sugar dissolves - explain what dissolves means. Add the sweet chilli, if using, then pour over the cucumber. Add coriander if your child likes it, or serve on the side for the grown-ups. To serve, put the skewers on a platter, the sauce and salad in bowls, and serve with rice and lime wedges on the side.

EASY CHICKEN SATAY PEANUT CURRY

Steps:

• Chop the garlic and onion.
• Place butter, garlic and onion in microwave proof dish and cook on HIGH for 1 minute.
• Add peanut butter, curry powder, 'something spicy' and chicken stock and cook on HIGH for 4 minutes; stopping after 2 minutes and stirring.
• Cut chicken into pieces and add to peanut sauce mixture.
• Cook on HIGH a further 2 minutes.
• Serve with steamed rice.

SATAY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Cut chicken into pieces, place in a bowl.
• Blend all marinade ingredients, pour over chicken, stir.
• Cover with cling film, marinate in fridge for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove chicken and grill under preheated grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked, turning and brushing with marinade.
• Meanwhile, make peanut sauce by blending peanut butter, fish sauce, lime juice, chilli powder, and sugar.
• Pour into saucepan and cook gently for 5 minutes stirring occasionally, season to taste with pepper (and salt if you really must).
• Add chicken and stir through.
• Serve with rice, garnish with fresh coriander.