How to Prepare Chicken Satay Free Tips and Method

The ingredients needed for this simple dish are :

• 4 Chicken breast fillets cut into cubes measuring 3cm.
• 1 teaspoon of Turmeric.
• 1 small stem of lemon grass.
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
• 2 teaspoons of caster sugar.

Ingredients needed to make the satay sauce :

• 2 teaspoons of muscovado sugar.
• 2 cm of ginger finely chopped.
• 1 small onion finely diced.
• 1 crushed garlic clove.
• 2 tablespoons of tamarind paste.
• 50g of peanuts.
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
• 1 tablespoon of dried red chilli flakes.

Step by step preparation :

• Mix the lemongrass, sugar and oil as well as the Turmeric together.
• Throw the chicken into the mix and stir well.
• Now get some cling film and cover the chicken. Put it in the fridge and leave for about 3 hours.
• Place your bamboo skewers into some cold water and leave to soak for about an hour. Hint : This will stop the skewers from burning.

Satay sauce:

• Mix the ginger , garlic and onion with the chilli and 2 tablespoons of water.
• Heat the oil in the saucepan over a medium heat and add the onion mixture.
• Stir repeatedly for 4 to 5 minutes or until the onion is golden.
• Add the peanuts and cook for about 5 minutes.

Step by step preparation continued :

• Mix the Tamarind paste with 100 millilitres of water stirring until smooth. Remember you are doing this whilst the sauce is cooking.
• Add the satay sauce together with the sugar and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Get the Bamboo skewers and thread the chicken onto them.
• Grill for 2 minutes on each side. Do this until you can see that the chicken is slightly charred on the outside.
• Now serve with the satay sauce on the side.