Sunday 7 May 2017

LadyHomeChef Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients
4 large chicken thigh meat, cut into bite size
Bamboo skewers

Seasoning paste (To be grounded or blended)
6 Garlic
10 Shallot
Thumbsize turmeric or 2 tsp turmeric powder
Thumbsize galangal
1 large lemongrass (white part)
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp cumin powder

Seasonings
1 tbsp tamarind juice
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
Some oil

Basting
Mix 1/4 cup of coconut milk with 3 tbsp of oil
Some honey for brushing

Condiments
1 onion, sliced
1 cucumber, cut into chunks

Directions
1. Marinate chicken with grounded paste and seasonings. Keep it in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight to marinate.
2. Stick the meat (3-5 chunks) onto the bamboo skewer.
3. Preheat oven at 180°C.
4. Grill the satay in the oven for 5-8 minutes and then baste it with the oil mixture and honey, turn the satay and baste it again. Put it back to grill for 2-3 minutes. Repeat the basting process one more time and grill untill its cooked.
6. Serve with peanut satay sauce and some condiments.

The Satay sauce
Ingredients to be grounded

8 shallots
5 garlic
3 tbsp chilli paste or 10 soaked dried chilli (can be omitted if you want non-spicy version)
Thumbsize galangal
1 stalk of lemongrass (white part)
Thumbsize belacan

Seasonings (to taste)
1 tbsp oil
Salt
Palm sugar
3 tbsp tamarind juice
400-500 ml water
1 cup of grounded peanuts

Directions
1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pot, add the grounded ingredients, stir fry till fragrant and slightly thick.
2. Mix grounded peanuts and water, stir well and bring to boil. Season with salt, palm sugar and tamarind juice. Taste and adjust the seasonings to your preference. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Note: The amount of water is depends on how thick do you want the sauce to be.


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