
Chicken Satay Skewers with a peanut dipping sauce
So here’s my recipe for my delicious and juicy Chicken Satay Skewers.
Chicken pieces in a delicious garlic, ginger and mild curry marinade , served with a mildly spiced peanut satay dipping sauce.
Totally delicious
Have you every tried them? If not then I really think you should!
Great in in the oven, on the BBQ or grill in the summer time too.
Perfect as a dinner hot or cold in salads – opportunities are endless….
(I also have a great BBQ Piri Piri Chicken recipe that I think you might like too)
Satay Chicken Marinade
See the below recipe card for full details but here’s some top tips
- Grab yourself a plastic container – it really is the easiest way to marinade
- Leave in the fridge for as long as you can – 30 minutes minimum but if you can leave it overnight, even better
Satay Peanut Sauce
See the below recipe card for full details but here’s some top tips
This is so so simple to make and tastes amazing 🙂
- Peanut Butter
I used the smooth type of (natural) peanut butter – it tends to be more watery than the more processed stuff. That peanut butter is fine too however you may find you need to add more liquid maybe (lime juice / coconut milk / water) to get the consistency you like
- Coconut Milk
I use the light coconut milk and it works perfectly
How to make Chicken Satay Skewers
Marinade the chicken
See the full recipe card at the bottom of the post
Grab yourself a plastic box or bag and add your marinade ingredients and then your chicken, stir well and cover
Pop in the fridge for minimum 30 minutes but overnight if you like!
Thread the chicken onto Skewers
Doesn’t matter if you use metal or bamboo skewers.
If you use the wooden ones, remember to soak in water, so they don’t burn when you’re cooking the chicken
I thread 4 large’ish pieces of marinaded chicken onto each skewer (not too tightly as you want then to cook well)
Make your Peanut dipping sauce
Simply add all your ingredients for the peanut sauce (listed in the recipe card below) to a small pan and heat until just boiling
You will see it start to thicken, once thick remove from the heat
If you would like it runnier – simply add some more lime juice
How to cook your Chicken skewers
I do mine on a baking tray in a hot oven (details in the recipe card)
Or Grill or BBQ on a hot BBQ for minimum 10 minutes each side (depending on the size of your chicken dice)
Nice charred bits are good as they really add to the flavour!
***MAKE sue your chicken is cooked through – you don’t want any pink bits!!***
What to serve with Satay Chicken Skewers
I like to serve a tray of them with the peanut dipping sauce on the side at a party or BBQ – they really are great on a BBQ 🙂
As a dinner, I like to serve with a small portion of rice and a crunchy salad, I also add a handful of crushed peanuts to the salad. Finished with a big handful of coriander and the juice of a lime – So So good
Warm or cold the chicken is great in salads, sandwiches & wraps. I tend to cool down any left overs, remove the chicken from the skewers and then chop for salads etc – YUM!!!
Can I store my leftover Chicken Skewers ?
Yes leftovers can be stored in a sealed airtight container in the fridge for 3 days and the peanut sauce can be stored for the same amount of time. Seal it in it’s own container
When you remove from the fridge I suggest eating them cold. You can reheat but make sure they are piping hot right through
I tend to take the meat off the skewers and chill and use in salads, wraps and sandwiches
So if you have a go, let me know how you get on!
I’d love to hear
Big Love Clare xx
Another Thai Chicken Dish
If you like these skewers then I’d sure you’d love my eat Thai Red Curry
Another side idea
Or perhaps my light & fresh Fennel Salad with orange & Mint
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Satay Chicken Skewers
Ingredients
- 650 g Chicken breasts
- 2 Cloves Garlic Peeled and Chopped
- 2 teaspoons Ginger Peeled and grated
- 1 Tablespoon Runny Honey
- 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Medium Curry Powder
- 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
- salt and black pepper
- PEANUT SAUCE
- 150 g Smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp runny honey
- 200 g Reduced Fat Coconut Milk
- 2 Lime Juice - 1 for peanut sauce / 1 for serving
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
MARINADE
- Grab yourself a Plastic container, with a lid
- To the plastic container add your raw chicken, It can be large diced or mini fillets, or full breasts cut into about 8 cubes
- Next simply add the finely chopped garlic, grated ginger, honey, soy sauce, medium curry powder and lime juice. Give it a very good stir, making sure all parts of your chicken are coated with the marinade
- Pop the lid on or cover and store in the fridge for minimum 1 hour, overnight is great
PEANUT SAUCE
- To a small pan add your peanut butter, soy sauce, runny hunny, coconut milk and lime juice
- Heat over a medium heat until the sauce thickens approx 3 minutes then remove
CHICKEN SKEWERS
- Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C Fan / Gas 7
- Take either your metal skewers or your wet bamboo ones and thread 4 chicken pieces onto each - do not squash together too much
- Continue this process until all the chicken is used
- Lay on a one cal sprayed baking sheet and bake in the oven for 25 minutes turning once half way through cooking
- When your chicken skewers are nice and golden with charred bits remove from the oven - check your chicken to ensure it is cooked through - there should be no 'pink' bits
- Serve with rice, salad and a small bowl of peanut dipping sauce, garnish with fresh coriander and a good squeeze lime juice