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Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
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Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Juicy Asian chicken skewers with a spicy marinade and creamy peanut sauce. Easy to make and perfect for the grill

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🥩 Meat
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Cut the chicken into strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, soy sauce, paprika, cumin, turmeric and sesame oil and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Cover and marinate in the fridge 30 minutes.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    In a small bowl, whisk the peanut butter, lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic until smooth.
    Bowl
  5. 5
    Add the hot water and stir until the dressing is smooth and slightly runny.
  6. 6
    Soak the wooden skewers in water 20 minutes.
    ⚙ SoakingBowlSkewers
  7. 7
    Thread the chicken strips onto the skewers.
    Skewers
  8. 8
    Heat a grill over high heat.
    Charcoal grillorGas grill
  9. 9
    Grill the skewers on the hot grill rack 3–4 minutes per side, until the chicken browns nicely.
    Charcoal grillorGas grill
  10. 10
    Serve hot, with the peanut sauce on the side.
444calories
42 gprotein
7 gcarbs
27 gfat
● protein 38%● carbs 7%● fat 55%

Per serving (224 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6)

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)
  • Charcoal grill or Gas grill · one of them

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🧩 Built from…

Dressing → Grilled Chicken

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