Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Thai One on

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
20 skewers

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 2 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

Marinade:

1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
20 wooden skewers, soaked in water 30 minutes
Vegetable oil, for grilling
Butter lettuce leaves
Fresh cilantro leaves
Peanut sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Combine the yogurt, ginger, garlic, and curry powder in a shallow mixing bowl, stir to combine. Place the chicken strips in the yogurt marinade and gently toss until well coated. Cover and let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at up to 2 hours.

Thread the chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers working the skewer in and out of the meat, down the middle of the piece, so that it stays in place during grilling. Place a grill pan over medium heat and brush it with oil to prevent the meat from sticking. Grill the chicken satays for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until nicely seared and cooked through. Serve the satays on a platter lined with lettuce leaves and cilantro; accompanied by a small bowl of peanut sauce on the side.

Peanut Sauce:

1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons red chili paste, such as sambal
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 limes, juiced
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup chopped peanuts, for garnish

Combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, red chili paste, brown sugar, and lime juice in a food processor or blender. Puree to combine. While the motor is running, drizzle in the hot water to thin out the sauce, you may not need all of it. Pour the sauce into a nice serving bowl and garnish with the chopped peanuts. Serve with chicken satay.

Yield: 3 cups

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recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Michele pittsburgh, PA 09-16-2009
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Great Sauce with changes...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I thought this was a GREAT solid recipe. I changed the sauce by adding a 4 oz can of unsweetened coconut milk and a few... sprigs of cilantro. My kids loved it so much that they wanted to drink it. With all of the left over sauce, I am going to add it to pasta and broccoli for a sesame cold noodle dinner tonight. Thanks Tyler for a good recipe foundation!Read more
recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Scott Burbank, CA 09-15-2009
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simple but not fantastic
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

this was a pretty simple recipe, but the peanut sauce wasn't great, and I didn't find the satay had enough taste. It was... perfectly edible though. It's just not something I'll repeat. I've had more luck with other skewer recipes, but this is the first satay recipe I've tried. Read more
recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Gina Duluth, GA 09-12-2009
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Even the kids liked it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When a group of my friends had a GNO this summer to the classic movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at The Fox theatre in ATL, we... went next door for some pre-show apps, and ordered Chicken Satay. I had never prepared it at home, so of course, I went to foodnetwork.com. This recipe was spot on for what we had that night. I cheated on the sauce, cut the peanut butter in half, and just used chili powder instead of paste. It was still yummy! I taught the kids how to handle the skewers: dip-slide-dip-slide-dip . . . They loved it! I made sides of easy saffron rice and a broccoli slaw with ginger dressing, peanuts, cilantro, and green onions. Yummy. Thanks, Tyler!Read more
recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Kris St. Louis, MO 09-03-2009
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very popular with my dinner guests
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My dinner guests loved this so much they were putting the peanut sauce on everything. I served it with Emeril Lagasse's... indonesian jasimine rice which was perfect! My dinner guest from Rwanda contributed cassava to the meal and that was the icing on the cake. Everyone raved. I would also consider blanched green beans tossed in sesame oil as a side. You definitely have to use real unsweetened peanut butter, not that hydrogenated crap and real soy sauce, not kikkomon. I made the chicken again for a reception for business clients, along with about 10 other savory choices and the chicken was once again, a bit hit. Read more
recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Mark Appleton, WI 08-28-2009
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Tyler, what were you thinking?
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This was the worst waste of Peanut Butter I have ever seen. Just a horrible taste of acidic lime juice and Peanut Butter. The... sauce totally overpowered the Chicken, which by itself was under seasoned. This was Tyler's Ultimate, alright, Ultimate Failure! (I normally like almost everything Tyler does).Read more
recipe Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Carena Sunrivero, OR 08-05-2009
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Just Not Right
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I had a hard time with this one. I've had chicken satay with peanut sauce before, and was really looking forward to making... it at home. But, the marinade seemed to make the chicken really soft even though I didn't exceed the 2 hour time limit. Also, it makes a major mess of your BBQ. I agree with the reviewers who disliked the sauce: it tasted just like thin peanut butter. Wouldn't do this again. Read more