Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

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Mains
30 min
15 servings
235 kcal / serving

Recipe video above. Thai Chicken Satay Skewers are tasty enough to eat plain but we'd never skip Thai Peanut Sauce for dipping! The essential ingredient for a really great peanut sauce is natural peanut butter with no added sugar or oil. But normal peanut butter will work fine too.

Ingredients

  • 400 g/14oz coconut milk ((1 can), full fat)
  • 13bamboo skewers (, 16cm / 6.5" long (note 1))
  • 600 g/ 1.2lb chicken thighs (, boneless skinless, cut into 2cm/4/5" pieces (note 2))
  • 1 tbspcurry powder ((note 3))
  • 1 tspwhite sugar
  • 2 tspred curry paste ((note 4))
  • 1 tspcooking salt / kosher salt ((sub 1/2 tsp table salt))
  • 2 tbspred curry paste ((note 4))
  • ¾ cupnatural peanut butter, smooth ((note 5))
  • ¼ cupwhite sugar
  • 2 tspdark soy sauce ((note 6))
  • 1 tspcooking salt / kosher salt ((sub 1/2 tsp table salt))
  • 2 tbspcider vinegar ((note 7))
  • ¾ cupwater
  • 2 tbsppeanuts finely chopped
  • lime wedges ((optional))
  • coriander / cilantro leaves and sliced red chilli ((optional))

Directions

  1. 1

    If cooking on a BBQ or over charcoal, soak skewers for 2 hours in water.

Thai chicken satay skewers:

  1. 1

    Mix together the chicken and Marinade with 1/4 cup of coconut milk, then set aside for at least 20 minutes, or overnight.

  2. 2

    Thread onto skewers - I do 4 to 5 pieces each.

  3. 3

    Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a large non stick pan over medium high heat.

  4. 4

    Cook skewers in batches for 3 minutes on each side until golden.

Thai peanut sauce:

  1. 1

    Place remaining coconut milk and Peanut Sauce ingredients in a saucepan over medium low heat.

  2. 2

    Stir to combine then simmer, stirring every now and then, for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Adjust consistency with water - it should be a pourable but thickish sauce.

  4. 4

    Cover with lid and keep warm while cooking skewers.

Serving:

  1. 1

    Pour some sauce into a bowl. Sprinkle with some peanuts - stir some through if you want.

  2. 2

    Pile satay skewers onto a platter, sprinkle with remaining peanuts, coriander and chilli.

  3. 3

    Serve with sauce on the side for dipping. Add a side of Jasmine Rice or Thai Fried Rice to complete the meal!