Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Canapes and Canvases

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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 6 hr 0 min
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 7 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons)
3/4 cup good olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, halved and skin removed
Satay Dip, recipe follows

Directions

Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme. Pour over the chicken breasts in a nonreactive bowl. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight.

Heat a charcoal grill. Grill the chicken breasts for 10 minutes on each side, until just cooked through. Cool slightly and cut diagonally in 1/2-inch-thick slices. Skewer with wooden sticks and serve with Satay Dip.

Satay Dip:

1 tablespoon good olive oil

1 tablespoon dark sesame oil

2/3 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)

1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)

1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar

1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons dry sherry

1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice

Cook the olive oil, sesame oil, red onion, garlic, ginger root, and red pepper flakes in a small, heavy-bottomed pot on medium heat until the onion is transparent, 10 to 15 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, sherry, and lime juice; cook for 1 more minute. Cool and use as a dip for Grilled Lemon Chicken skewers.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
ANNE MARIE Troy, NY 12-31-2009
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Don't mess with this recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The chicken is moist and lightly lemony. The satay dip has a great flavor and a bit of a kick. Both can be served... independently or with other recipes. They're total keepers. If you have an adverse reaction to the small chunks in the dip coming from the onion and ginger dices, then toss it in a food processor for a minute. Or use chunky peanut butter to give it more tooth. I don't change a thing...except that I double or triple to recipe because this will small batch will definitely not satisfy my friends and family!Read more
recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
Missy Georgetown, OH 12-17-2009
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If you like peanut butter you must try satay dip!! you'll love it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last weekend for a dinner party. rave reviews. Not only with chicken but I also used grilled pork cutlets. I... marinated the chicken and pork over night, then grilled both and allowed the meat to stay warm on a griddle (turning constantly) EXCELLENT! The satay dip is wonderful. I didnt have the red wine vinager so I used some merlot.I plan on making this again very soon.Read more
recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
Lindsey Kaufman, TX 10-14-2009
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Tasty, didnt make sauce
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I grew up in Singapore so I know Satay sauce very well however it can be very fattening and its never as good when you make... it at home as a traditional Indonnesian resturant. Anyways, I used the recipe for the lemon pepper chicken. I marinted the chicken for about an hour & a half in this mixture then grilled it on my george foreman grill. I had spread a little of the lemon pepper sauce on the chicken while on the grill. The chicken came out very moist. I served it with a side salad and my husband makes a very good potato, onion, bell pepper mixture (all drizzled w/ olive oil) and bakes it for about an hour on 425 or until brown. This make a great meal. It was all easy to prepare...just took time to marinate. Read more
recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
Windie Mercer Islalnd, WA 08-12-2009
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just a suggestion
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I have had trouble in the past when I used lemon juice in marinades. It cooks the chicken and makes it tough in my oppinion.... I now prefer to use lemon zest instead. It gives it great lemon flavor, and looks great with the colorful yellow pieces throughout. Just a suggestion from my lemon marinade trials, oh, and lots of errors.Read more
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Misty Corona, CA 07-12-2009
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A "go to" recipe...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this recipe more times than I can count. The funny thing is, however, that I have never made the satay dip to go... with it. The chicken marinade is one of my favorites that I make when I can't think of anything else to do with chicken breasts. I love it! I love satay too. I promise to make the dip next time!Read more
recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
Alex Richmond, VA 07-10-2009
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Great!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best part of this recipe is the satay. The marinade was good but i didnt think it went as well with the satay. The... second time make it, i skewered chicken tenders after marinating them with mostly curry powder and soy sauce. This also improved the color and looked just like it would in a thai restaurant. The satay tastes delicious but it didnt look very good (like somebody said it looked like caramel) and it was think so i put it in a food processor and added some chicken stock. Problem solved! It looked very professional and i set them in individual dipping containers and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Note: I think its is better with chunky peanut butter, and i cut the chicken into individual skewers for serving so that each has nice grill marks. Awesome!!Read more