Thai Style Chicken Satay Food

THAI CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the coconut milk, ground coriander, curry powder, fish sauce, and chili oil. Add the chicken breast strips, and stir to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, and up to 2 hours.
• Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill for high heat. Thread the chicken strips onto skewers. Discard marinade.
• Grill chicken for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until no longer pink. Time will depend on how thick your strips are. Transfer to a serving plate, and garnish with cilantro and peanuts. Serve with peanut sauce for dipping.

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.

THAI CHICKEN SATAY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Remove and discard chicken bones and skin and place chicken in a casserole. Peel and roughly chop onion and garlic and place in a food processor or blender with chilli, peanuts, salt, pepper and coriander. Whiz to a paste. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the onion paste for 2-3 minutes until the mixture smells fragrant. Add coconut cream, bring to a boil and pour over the chicken. Cover and bake at 180ºC (350ºF) for about 50 minutes until chicken is cooked.
• Serve with rice.

MALAYSIAN CHICKEN SATAY RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken meat into bite-size pieces of 1.5 cm cubes.
• Cut some chicken skin into small pieces for later use.
• Add Marinade (A) with the chicken
• Cut the ingredients in Marinade (B)into small pieces and blend with the vegetable oil until it becomes a paste. Combine with the chicken.
• Marinate it for at least three hours before grilling, or better for at least 24 hours if time is permitted.
• Soak the wood skewers in water for half a before using them.
• Pierce the skewer through the chicken meat, alternate with a piece of chicken skin that you reserved earlier. Leave a small gap between each piece of meat.
• Grill over a small flame until the satay turns golden brown with some char marks.

CLASSIC THAI CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• If using wooden skewers, soak them in water while you prepare the meat (to prevent burning). I put mine in the kitchen sink.
• Cut chicken into thin strips and place in a bowl.
• Place marinade ingredients in a food processor and process well.
• Taste the marinade - you will taste sweet, spicy, and salty. The strongest tastes should be SWEET and SALTY. Add more sugar or more fish sauce (in place of salt) to adjust the taste. You can also add more chili if you want it spicier.
• Pour the marinade over the meat and stir well to combine. Allow at least 1 hour for marinating, or longer (up to 24 hours).
• When ready to cook: Thread meat onto the skewers, leaving the lower half empty so that the person grilling has a "handle" to easily turn the satay during cooking.
• Grill the satay on your BBQ, OR on an indoor grill, basting the first time you time it with a little of the leftover marinade from the bottom of the bowl (remember there was raw chicken in the marinade so you don't want to baste all the way through the cooking process)
• OR you can broil in the oven on a broiling pan or baking sheet with the oven set to "broil" Place satay close beneath the heating element and turn the meat every 5 minutes until cooked (be sure to soak your wooden satay sticks in water before skewering). Depending on how thin your meat is, the satay should cook in 10 to 20 minutes.
• Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend or process until sauce is smooth. If you prefer a runnier peanut sauce, add a little more water or coconut milk.
• Do a taste test, adding more fish sauce (or soy sauce) if not salty enough, or more cayenne if not spicy enough. If too salty, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice. If you'd prefer it sweeter, add a little more sugar.

THAI-STYLE SATAY DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for cooking over medium heat. Whisk together the ginger, 2 tablespoons coconut milk, 1/4 cup fish sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, juice of 1 lime, half the minced garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Pierce the skin of the drumsticks all over with the tip of a knife or fork. Toss the drumsticks with the marinade to coat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the canola oil in a small saucepan over medium heat and add the remaining garlic. Cook, stirring often, until the garlic is golden, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon honey and juice of 2 limes. Whisk in the peanut butter and 1 tablespoon water. Stir until well combined and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• Grill the drumsticks, turning halfway through and basting twice with the marinade, until they are charred and crisp, 8 minutes. (Discard the remaining marinade.) Reduce the heat to low, then cover and cook until the drumsticks are tender, crisp and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the drumsticks to a bowl. Add half of the peanut sauce and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the cilantro leaves and serve with the lime wedges and remaining peanut sauce on the side.