Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Butter Sauce
I love this satay chicken on skewers because it feels like a cheat meal but can be integrated with many healthy diets out there. Apart from being very tasty, this homemade version is also a HEALTHIER CHOICE using higher quality meat and finer ingredients. In particular, this healthy chicken satay skewers recipe also uses very few ingredients making it easier and quicker to prepare. A total win-win!
Why You’ll Like It
- What’s not to like? Satays are for Malaysian kids the next best things after nuggets and fries. And it would be like that even for our kids if we let them taste it early enough.
- A good part of the secret lies in the succulent, smoky, tender chunks of chicken on skewers, intensified by ginger.
- What will make you drool is the peanut dipping sauce. It is sweet, savory, spicy, acidic, aromatic, and nutty all at the same time. No words can describe it.
Tips
While it’s fine to use a griddle, outdoor barbeques or indoor grills are more suitable for cooking meat. Another important tool is the choice of skewers. If opting for disposable bamboo skewers choose 10 and 12-inch skewers and soak them in water for 30 minutes before putting them on the grill.
What You Need
Whether it’s the meat, the oil, or the spices I always keep in mind that every ingredient makes a difference adding both taste and nutrition to your meals. The key is to avoid adding too much sugar, spice, or peanut butter as most low-end restaurants do to hide their cheaper ingredients. Choosing organic peanut butter or using homemade peanut butter prepared from scratch can give a total makeover to the recipe.
You only need these 11 ingredients to do this recipe!
- Kebab Chicken on a stick
- Peanut Butter
- Tamari Sauce (can be replaced by soya sauce)
- Fresh Ginger
- Brown Sugar (easily replaceable with maple syrup or honey)
- Coconut Milk
- Olive Oil
Don’t have tamari sauce? No problem you can use soy sauce. If you don’t want to use sugar you can replace it with maple syrup or honey.
Serving Chicken Satay Skewers
This recipe comes with a rich, peanut-based dipping sauce that you can mix directly with the chicken or serve on the side. Whether you drizzle it over the top or keep it for dipping, a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds adds the perfect finishing touch.
I love pairing the chicken satay with a refreshing cucumber salad, along with a side of steamed rice or plain noodles. Boiled broccoli also makes a great side, and any leftover satay sauce is fantastic repurposed: just cook it on the stovetop with broccoli and chickpeas, letting them soak up all that delicious peanut flavor.
Health Info
- Calories: 516.02
- Sugar: 7.07
- Sodium: 1163.08
- Fat: 38.17
- Carbohydrates: 11.47
- Fiber: 0.91
- Protein: 32.51
Chicken Satay Skewers With Peanut Butter Sauce
Description
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs (680g) chicken breast, diced
- 1 cup coconut milk canned
- 4 tbsp tamari sauce organic
- 2 tbsp oil coconut oil, olive oil or any vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp peanut butter heaped
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (or 2 tbsp maple syrup)
- 1 tsp ginger grated
Instructions
Prepare and grill the chicken skewers
- Preheat grill to medium heat.
- Thread the chicken pieces onto skewers and brush them with the oil and half of the tamari sauce.
- Add the skewers to the grill turning occasionally until the chicken is completely cooked.
Prepare the peanut sauce
- In a saucepan, whisk together the rest of the soy sauce, coconut milk, peanut butter and ginger. Finally add the brown sugar or syrup and and heat everything slightly until the sugar dissolves and a thick sauce is obtained.
Serve
- Serve immediately with the peanut sauce.
- Optionally serve with your choice of vegetables, rice or noodles. I love to eat this recipe with some sauteed broccoli.
- Use a griddle, outdoor barbeques or indoor grills for cooking meat.
- If opting for disposable bamboo skewers choose 10 and 12-inch skewers and soak them in water for 30 minutes before putting them on the grill.
FAQ
Here are some facts about satay chicken
Satay is an Indonesian and Malaysian dish of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewered, served with a sauce.
Satay is used mainly with chicken and pork but also with beef, duck, and tofu.
No. While the former is a condiment commonly placed on restaurant tabletops for the customers to use on their food, satay is a grilled dish of meats or meat alternatives on skewers usually paired with a peanut sauce.
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