How to Make Sate Chicken

Chicken sate, or satay, is a popular Southeast Asian dish. These skewers, similar to the Japanese yakitori, can either be grilled on a barbecue or cooked under the broiler. The signature peanut sauce can be made from scratch or purchased at a grocery store. Make sate chicken as a snack or as an appetizer for your next party.

Things You'll Need

• Food processor
• Bowl or baking pan just large enough to hold the chicken
• 16 skewers, soaked in water
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets
• 1-inch piece of root ginger
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 tsp. Thai fish sauce
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 6 tbsp. peanut butter
• One lime, juiced
• 4 tbsp. coconut milk
• Pinch of salt
• 1 seeded and minced red chili

Instructions

Make the Peanut Sauce

1. Combine the chili, lime juice, coconut milk and peanut butter in the food processor or blender.

2. Process until the mixture is smooth, using a pulsing technique.

3. Taste the sauce, then adjust the salt and lime juice until the flavor is to your liking, making sure to blend after each addition.

4. Put the sauce in a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap.

5. Set the sauce aside or refrigerate it.

Make the Marinade

1. Peel the ginger with a knife or the edge of a tsp., then mince the ginger with a knife or food processor.

2. Peel and crush the garlic. You can use a garlic press or just whack the garlic cloves really hard with a large knife. You can also mince the garlic with a knife or in the food processor.

3. Mix the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce and honey in a bowl or baking pan.

Prepare the Chicken Sate

1. Slice the chicken breasts into long strips. Each breast fillet should yield four strips that are 1 1/2 inches wide and less than 1/2 inch thick.

2. Add the chicken strips to the marinade and toss well to coat.

3. Cover the bowl or pan and let the mixture marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

4. Turn on the broiler or prepare the grill.

5. Drain the chicken and the skewers.

6. Thread each piece of chicken onto a skewer by weaving it, making sure the skewer runs through the chicken at several points.

7. Cook the skewers for 6 minutes total, 3 minutes on each side. The chicken should be thoroughly cooked and be golden brown on the outside.

8. Serve with the sate sauce.

Tips & Warnings

• Make the sauce before you start preparing the chicken. This allows the flavors of the sauce's ingredients to combine fully.

• The peanut sauce is usually made with crunchy peanut butter. If you don't have any, you can add 1/4 cup of chopped peanuts to creamy peanut butter or just use the creamy peanut butter as is.

• If you don't have a food processor, you can use a blender instead.

• Don't forget to soak the skewers. If you don't, they can char or even catch fire.