Chicken Satay Skewers with Spicy Peanut Sauce

How many ways can you cook chicken? Stop hitting yourself over the head with a meat mallet because you’re stuck on the same old recipes! Find some wooden skewers and make this easy and fun-to-eat chicken dish!

You can serve it as a starter, or make it a main course with steamed rice on the side. I’ve skewered it with both chicken cutlets or cut-up chicken breasts. Either will do. The chicken doesn’t take long to grill using an indoor grill pan or outdoor grill, so stay on top of it! If you have any leftovers, top a salad with this chicken — so tasty!

Chicken Satay Skewers with Spicy Peanut Sauce

• Author: Asian Caucasian
• Prep Time: 1 hour
• Cook Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Main - Poultry
• Method: Stove Top or Grill
• Cuisine: Asian Fusion

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Ingredients

For the Marinade

• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• Handful chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken tenders
• 8 bamboo skewers soaked for 30 minutes

Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce

• 2 tablespoons light coconut milk
• 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon crushed or grated garlic
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

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Instructions

1. In medium sized bowl, combine fish sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, sambal oelek, lime juice, ginger and cilantro. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Put marinade in large plastic baggie and add chicken tenders. Refrigerate for one hour. Remove chicken from marinade (discard) and thread each chicken tender onto a bamboo skewer.
2. Heat a grill pan or grill on medium-high. Spray with cooking spray first so chicken doesn’t stick. Grill chicken 2 to 3 minutes on each side until cooked through and light grill marks appear. Serve with dipping sauce.

To make dipping sauce

1. Combine all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth and creamy.

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Notes

Also good with rice on the side if serving as an entree.

Sambal oelek can be found at specialty Asian markets and select grocery stores.

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