chicken satay with homemade peanut sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 4 shallots, minced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 2 small red chile peppers, seeded and minced
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 3/4 cups coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 12 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 26 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 36 mins


• toss chicken, garlic, ginger, and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in a bowl until the chicken is coated in the marinade. cover, and marinate for 1 hour.
• while the chicken is marinating, heat the peanut oil in a skillet over medium heat. stir in shallots, garlic, ginger, and chile peppers. cook and stir until the shallot begins to turn golden brown, about 7 minutes. reduce heat to low, and stir in peanut butter, coconut milk, soy sauce, brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce, and lime juice until blended. simmer very gently for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and keep warm.
• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate. thread chicken skewers.
• grill chicken skewers on preheated grill until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side. serve with warm peanut sauce.