Chicken Skewers “Sate”

Sate is a dish of Indonesian cuisine. These are small meat or fish kebabs served with a spicy sauce. You can make it yourself from peanut butter and coconut milk, or you can buy a ready-made sauce for “sate”.

Summary

Ingredients

• Chicken meat without bones and skin (breast or thigh), cut into strips – 300 g
• Peanut butter (liquid) – 1 tbsp
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
• Fish sauce – 1 teaspoon.
• Crushed garlic – 3 cloves
• Hot red chili sauce – 1 teaspoon.
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt, pepper

For the sate sauce:

• Peanut butter (thick) – 3 tbsp
• Juice of 1 lime
• Coconut milk – 200 g
• Chili powder (medium hot) – ½ teaspoon.
• Fish sauce (optional and to taste)

Instructions

1. Soak 8 wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes.
2. Toss in the chicken pieces, peanut butter, soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, chilli sauce, and lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper, and stir. Leave to marinate.
3. Combine peanut butter, lime juice, coconut milk, and chilli powder in a saucepan. Put on low heat. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add a little water if needed. Remove from heat.
4. Heat the broiler well. Place the chicken pieces on the skewers. Cook for 3-5 minutes on each side. Serve hot kebabs with lettuce and cooked sauce.

Bon Appetit!