Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce are so juicy, flavorful, perfectly charred and make a perfect indoor or outdoor grill crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.2 lbs (1 kg) chicken breast or thigh, sliced into strips (see notes)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) coconut milk from tin (not coconut cream)
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce must be light soy sauce!
- 2 tbsp brown sugar or 1 tbsp white
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp chili paste optional, I didn’t add it in the video
Peanut Sauce
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut milk from tin (not coconut cream)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup (240 g) natural peanut butter (see notes)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce use dark if you have it
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tsp curry powder optional
To Serve
- crushed peanuts to sprinkle
- fresh coriander chopped
- lime wedges
- freshly steamed rice optional
- sliced cucumber optional
Instructions
Chicken
- Slice your chicken into strips and add to a mixing bowl. Add the marinade ingredients and mix to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in the fridge to marinade for a minimum of 2 hours. Overnight is best for extra juicy, tasty chicken skewers.
- Once marinaded, place on chicken skewers. About 4-5 pieces on each skewer depending on size of the skewer. Don’t overcrowd and keep in the mind the thicker the chicken on the skewer, the longer it will take to cook through to the middle.
- Heat up 1 tbsp of peanut oil or vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet. Cook skewers in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden and you reach an internal temperature of 75C / 165F.
Peanut sauce
- Place all the ingredients into a saucepan and heat on medium low heat until it begins to simmer. Stir occasionally for about 5 minutes. It will begin to thicken. If you feel it’s too thick, thin out with 1/4 cup of water until it’s pourable but still thick.
- Serve with extra peanuts on top, coriander and with rice or salad.
Notes
Chicken
Which chicken to use - chicken thighs will be juicier for this recipe and are less likely to dry out while cooking but chicken breast will also work.
Where to buy - Buy your chicken from a fresh food market or good butcher and not a supermarket as their chicken is pumped full of a lot of things to keep it fresh for longer which means its not fresh at all.
Marinading chicken - It’s important to marinade your chicken overnight for a flavorful chicken skewer! It also helps tenderize the chicken and makes it softer and juicier!
Cooking chicken - chicken can be cooked on a skillet indoors or on a bbq grill! To make sure chicken is cooked through use a thermometer to check that it’s reached an internal temperature of 75C / 165F. Peanut Butter - this recipe needs natural peanut butter which is different from regular peanut butter. Natural peanut butter is only ground up peanuts with no added salt or sugar. Can use crunchy or smooth. Serving suggestion - serve with fluffy steamed rice! So freaking delicious. Also goes well with a crispy salad if it’s warmer weather. Storage - Chicken skewers can be stored in an airtight container and kept in the fridge for up to three days cooked or uncooked skewers can be frozen on a single layer and then wrapped in plastic for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge and then cook if uncooked or heat up on a skillet. Sauce can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Nutrition - is based on per serving. This recipe makes about 30 skewers and serves 6 people. A note on measurements - all ingredients in this recipe are offered in Australian cup measurements and weight measurements. Australian cups are different to other cup measurements in different places in the world which means that no cup measurements anywhere are a reliable way to measure! Weight measurements are created by me, in my kitchen here in Melbourne Australia. The best way to get recipe success is to measure ingredients by weight, using kitchen scales.
Which chicken to use - chicken thighs will be juicier for this recipe and are less likely to dry out while cooking but chicken breast will also work.
Where to buy - Buy your chicken from a fresh food market or good butcher and not a supermarket as their chicken is pumped full of a lot of things to keep it fresh for longer which means its not fresh at all.
Marinading chicken - It’s important to marinade your chicken overnight for a flavorful chicken skewer! It also helps tenderize the chicken and makes it softer and juicier!
Cooking chicken - chicken can be cooked on a skillet indoors or on a bbq grill! To make sure chicken is cooked through use a thermometer to check that it’s reached an internal temperature of 75C / 165F. Peanut Butter - this recipe needs natural peanut butter which is different from regular peanut butter. Natural peanut butter is only ground up peanuts with no added salt or sugar. Can use crunchy or smooth. Serving suggestion - serve with fluffy steamed rice! So freaking delicious. Also goes well with a crispy salad if it’s warmer weather. Storage - Chicken skewers can be stored in an airtight container and kept in the fridge for up to three days cooked or uncooked skewers can be frozen on a single layer and then wrapped in plastic for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge and then cook if uncooked or heat up on a skillet. Sauce can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Nutrition - is based on per serving. This recipe makes about 30 skewers and serves 6 people. A note on measurements - all ingredients in this recipe are offered in Australian cup measurements and weight measurements. Australian cups are different to other cup measurements in different places in the world which means that no cup measurements anywhere are a reliable way to measure! Weight measurements are created by me, in my kitchen here in Melbourne Australia. The best way to get recipe success is to measure ingredients by weight, using kitchen scales.
Nutrition
Calories:939kcal | Carbohydrates:46g | Protein:63g | Fat:61g | Saturated Fat:21g | Polyunsaturated Fat:12g | Monounsaturated Fat:24g | Trans Fat:0.02g | Cholesterol:116mg | Sodium:2527mg | Potassium:1485mg | Fiber:6g | Sugar:27g | Vitamin A:95IU | Vitamin C:17mg | Calcium:112mg | Iron:6mg
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