Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay

I have been carrying these satay sticks like forever but I never actually got down to using them. On our recent trip to Singapore and Malaysia we hogged on satay. 

So back home my kiddo wants to recreate the satay experience. And out came the sticks from their corner in the cupboard. 

Satays are basically marinated strips of chicken, meat, beef, tofu, paneer etc that are then skewered on sticks and grilled on charcoal.

What makes it different from our normal kababs is the marinade. There are many different recipes for satay marinade however the one thing common to all of them is the combination of soya sauce and brown sugar. It is this blend of sweet and salty that makes the satay a treat to have.

In this recipe I have used simple ingredients that are easily available in most homes to make the satay marinade.

Ingredients

150 gms chicken strips

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp soya sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced

1” ginger, minced

1 tsp red chilli flakes

1 tbsp fish sauce ( you can omit this if you don’t have it)

1 tbsp chilli garlic sauce

Salt to taste

Soak the satay skewers in water for some time so that they don’t burn while cooking.

Marinade the chicken strips in the marinade for 2-3 hours.

Thread the chicken onto the skewers.

Now you can either grill it in an oven or sear it on a pan.

Bake oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place an aluminium foil on the baking tray and place the satays on the foil. Apply some oil on the satays. 

Bake for 15 minutes

Alternately you can cook them on the gas in a pan with a lid. Heat some oil in the pan. Place the satay sticks in the pan and cover with the lid. After sometime turn the sticks over and cook the other side. This will take about 15-20 minutes.

This is best eaten with peanut sauce. Again there are many ways to make peanut sauce. Here is my favorite recipe.

http://apigeonnapie.blogspot.in/2014/06/amazing-peanut-dip.html