When you live with a group of girls who I love food as much as you, you can't help but develop a special bond together. It was 6 years ago that I lived with Talida, Tonnie and Jana. And til today, we still hold our traditional monthly dinners with the (3rd generation) Roselawn girls. For May, we decided on a Thai-grill theme since the weather was getting warmer. A few years back, my Singaporean coworker suggested a great South Asian recipe website to me. Although it mainly consists of Singaporean recipes, it also has a few authentic Thai recipes. For my Thai-grill contribution, I chose a chicken satay recipe from this site. If you're not a chicken lover, this recipe can also be used with chunks of beef or pork or large prawns. It was so easy and delicious!
satay kai (chicken satay)
ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger about
- 1 pound chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon curry powder pinch turmeric powder
- 8 tablespoons coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
directions:
- The chicken is beaten flat, using the flat of the blade of a heavy cleaver.
- All the ingredients are combined to form a marinade, and the chicken is marinated overnight.
- The pieces of chicken are then threaded on skewers. Grill the skewers on high heat.
- Turn them regularly and brush them liberally with the remaining marinade.
- Cooking should take between 5 and 10 minutes depending on the heat of your cooker.
nam jim satay (peanut sauce)
ingredients:
- 4 ounces of freshly roasted (unsalted) peanuts
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 ounce chopped onion
- 1-2 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 8 tablespoons coconut milk
- 4-6 teaspoons lime juice (to taste)
- 2-3 teaspoons brown sugar
directions:
- First grind or crush the peanuts to a fairly fine powder.
- Then combine them with the remaining ingredients (except the lime juice), to form a smooth sauce. If the sauce is too thick, you can thin it with a little chicken stock.
- Now add the lime juice, tasting as you progress to check the balance of flavors is correct.
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ReplyDeleteI love chicken satay. My neighbor, who is Thai, taught me to make it. Her recipe is so simple (it's on my blog). But I like that your recipe uses ingredients in my pantry that need to be used up, so I think I'll try it.
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