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Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Butter Sauce

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Calories: 516.02|Fat: 38.17|Carbohydrates: 11.47|Protein: 32.51 | 15 minutes
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Perfectly grilled chicken satay skewers served in 15 minutes with the best homemade peanut sauce!!!
Satay Chicken Kebabs
Making your own chicken satay skewers is surprisingly quick, easy, and perfect for entertaining. In 15 MINUTES, you can enjoy perfectly tender and juicy grilled chicken breast served in a flavorsome peanut sauce and happily eaten on a stick.

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.

Chicken Satay Skewers Ingredients & Variations

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.

Satay Chicken On Skewers Ingredients

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.

Health Info

  • Calories: 516.02
  • Sugar: 7.07
  • Sodium: 1163.08
  • Fat: 38.17
  • Carbohydrates: 11.47
  • Fiber: 0.91
  • Protein: 32.51
Satay Chicken Kebabs

Chicken Satay Skewers With Peanut Butter Sauce

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Author Caroline Sciberras
Servings 4 people
Calories 516.02
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Fat: 38.17|Carbohydrates: 11.47|Protein: 32.51

Description

Perfectly grilled chicken satay skewers served in 15 minutes with the best homemade peanut sauce!!!

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.
Tips: 
  • 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

Where is Satay’s origin?

Satay is an Indonesian and Malaysian dish of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewered, served with a sauce.

What meat is used with satay?

Satay is used mainly with chicken and pork but also with beef, duck, and tofu.

Is sate sauce the same thing as satay?

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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