Chicken Satay with Homemade Peanut Sauce

This simply marinated chicken tastes just delicious, especially when paired with this spicy peanut sauce for dipping or basting. Fish sauce STINKS, do not let this stop you, the end result is a beautiful flavor!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 26 mins
• Total Time: 56 mins
• Calories: 619 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 1 ¾ cups coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 4 shallots, minced
• 12 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 2 small red chile peppers, seeded and minced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Toss chicken, garlic, ginger, and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in a bowl until the chicken is coated in the marinade. Cover, and marinate for 1 hour.

Step 2

While the chicken is marinating, heat the peanut oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots, garlic, ginger, and chile peppers. Cook and stir until the shallot begins to turn golden brown, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and stir in peanut butter, coconut milk, soy sauce, brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce, and lime juice until blended. Simmer very gently for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and keep warm.

Step 3

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate. Thread chicken onto skewers.

Step 4

Grill chicken skewers on preheated grill until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side. Serve with warm peanut sauce.