Delicious chicken satay recipe with peanut sauce

Ingredients for Chicken satay (sate ayam)

• 5 candlenuts or cashews, or 10 blanched almonds

• 5 cloves garlic, chopped

• 2 fresh chiles, cut into medium chunks

• sea salt, to taste

• 15 ml ground coriander

• finely ground black pepper, to taste

• 2.5 ml cayenne pepper

• 30 ml vegetable oil

• 75 g raw peanuts, finely ground

• 15 ml kecap manis (or 5 ml sugar), plus more for the sauce

• 750 g boneless, skinless dark chicken meat, cut into long strips, 0.5 cm thick

How to make Chicken satay (sate ayam)

1. Soak 14 medium bamboo skewers in cold water for 30 minutes.

2. To make the marinade, place the candlenuts, garlic, chillies, and a pinch of salt in a mortar and grind with a pestle until you achieve a fine paste. Alternatively, use a food processor to blend the ingredients. Transfer the paste to a bowl.

3. Add the coriander, black pepper, and cayenne to the bowl, then mix well.

4. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the candlenut-garlic mixture and fry for 2–3 minutes until lightly coloured.

5. Stir in the peanuts and kecap manis, and fry for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

6. Prepare a charcoal fire in an outdoor grill or preheat the grill to high.

7. To prepare the satay, marinate the chicken in the sauce for at least 30 minutes. Once marinated, scrape off the excess marinade and thread the chicken evenly onto the skewers.

8. Grill the chicken skewers for 3 minutes on each side, or until completely cooked through.

9. Meanwhile, scrape the leftover marinade into a small saucepan. Add 125 ml of water and a little more kecap manis (or a small amount of sugar) and bring to a boil over medium heat.

10. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and serve as a dipping sauce alongside the grilled chicken.

Disclaimer
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