Vietnamese Chicken Skewers With Dipping Sauce Food

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mix the brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, sambal olek, garlic and ginger together. Place the chicken in the mixture and marinate 1 hour.
• 2. Remove the chicken from the marinade and place the marinade into a saucepan. Cook and reduce for 15 minutes.
• 3. Place the chicken on water soaked wooden skewers and grill basting with the reduced marinade until done. Serve garnished with cilantro and reduce marinade for dipping

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Combine the garlic, onion, lemongrass, ginger, peppers, cilantro, fish sauce, sugar, and lime in a saucepan.
• Slowly bring to a boil over medium heat, then take off the stove and cool.
• Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes.
• Toss the chicken into the marinade and let it marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Soak wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes.
• Skewer the chicken cubes and grill them for 3 to 4 minutes a side, until they're firm and lightly charred.

SATAY DIP

Steps:

• Cook the olive oil, sesame oil, red onion, garlic, ginger root, and red pepper flakes in a small, heavy-bottomed pot on medium heat until the onion is transparent, 10 to 15 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, sherry, and lime juice; cook for 1 more minute. Cool and use as a dip for Grilled Lemon Chicken skewers.

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH SATAY DIP

Steps:

• Take the mini chicken fillets and slice any large ones into fingersize lengths. Mix with the soy and sweet chilli sauces. Thread onto skewers, then place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment, cover with cling film and freeze.
• To serve, defrost in the fridge overnight and cook at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 10-12 mins or until cooked through. For the dip, combine the peanut butter and coconut milk. Scatter the skewers with coriander leaves and chopped peanuts, if you like. Serve with the dip.

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH CUCUMBER & SHALLOT DIP

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into thin slices. Mix the coriander, pepper, lime juice, sugar, garlic and oil. Toss the chicken in this mixture, then thread on to 12 bamboo skewers. You can make these up to a day ahead and chill until ready to cook.
• Make the dip. Heat the vinegar and sugar in a small pan until the sugar has dissolved, then increase the heat and boil for 3 minutes, until slightly syrupy. Remove from the heat and stir in the chilli and shallot. Leave to cool.
• Thinly slice a 5cm piece of cucumber, quarter each slice and add to the dip. Cut the rest of the cucumber into thin sticks.
• Cook the chicken under a preheated grill for 3-4 minutes each side, then serve with the dipping sauce, cucumber sticks, rice and pak choi.

VIETNAMESE KEBABS WITH SUGARCANE SKEWERS, DIPPING SAUCE, AND LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Make the dipping sauce: Mix together all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in topthird of oven. Make the kebabs: Coat abaking sheet with cooking spray. Gentlymix together meat, lemongrass, basil,cilantro, and chile. Form meat into 12 narrowloaves (about 1/4 cup each), shapingeach around a sugarcane skewer, leaving1 inch exposed; transfer to baking sheet.
• Bake for 11 minutes. Heat broiler. Broiluntil deep golden brown, about 3 minutes.Discard garlic from sauce. Placekebabs in lettuce leaves. Garnish withherbs. Serve with dipping sauce.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH CREAMY CILANTRO DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR THE CHICKEN: Slice the chicken breasts across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick strips (you should have about 30 strips). In a large bowl, toss the chicken with the brown sugar, cilantro, chipotle, adobo sauce, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the flavors meld, about 30 minutes. (The chicken, covered, can be refrigerated for up to 1 day before cooking.).
• FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE: In a bowl, stir all the ingredients together. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until the flavors meld, about 30 minutes. (The dipping sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Season with additional lime juice, salt, and pepper to taste before serving.).
• Meanwhile, adjust an oven rack to the top position and heat the broiler. Line a broiler pan bottom with foil and top with a slotted broiler pan top; spray the broiler pan top with nonstick cooking spray. Weave each piece of chicken onto individual bamboo skewers; lay half of the skewers on the broiler pan top and cover the skewer ends with foil, making sure not to cover the chicken. Broil until the meat is lightly browned and cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes, flipping the skewers over halfway through. Transfer the skewers to a serving platter and serve immediately with half the dipping sauce. Repeat, broiling the remaining skewers and serving with the remaining dipping sauce.