Chicken Satay with Crunchy Peanut Sauce Recipes

There is satay but then there’s Kajang Satay. My hometown Kajang is a small town located in State of Selangor in Malaysia is well known for its Satay and people come from near and far just to have it. They are famous because of their succulent beef, mutton and chicken satay with their secret marinate and their homemade peanut sauce compliments the satay so well.

We had BBQ a few weeks ago and Diana and I were craving for Kajang Satay so we decided make some. Our satay taste is no where near as good as Kajang Satay but it does stop our craving for the time being until we go back to Malaysia.

Ingredients :
1 pound of chicken meat (can be dark or breast meat)
1 tsp of cumin powder
1 tsp of coriander powder
1 tsp of turmeric powder
1 stalk of lemon grass (finely chopped)
2 shallots (finely chopped)
1 clove of garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp of brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp of coconut milk (for brushing)
some wooden skewer (soak in water)

1. Cube the chicken meat, drain and set aside. Marinate it with all the above ingredients and set aside for at least an hour.
2. Thread about 4 pieces of meat on the skewer like a kebab. Brush the meat with some coconut milk before grilling.
3. Grill it over burning fire, turning over often until the chicken is cooked.
4. Serve with peanut sauce, cucumber, onions and ketupat ( press rice)

Ingredients for peanut sauce
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup of coconut milk
1 1/2 cups of water
1 tbsp of sambal oelek
1 tbsp of curry powder
1 clove of garlic – finely chopped
1 shallots – minced
2 tbsp of brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat up a tablespoon of oil in a heavy saucepan. Add in garlic and shallots and stir fry until fragrant. Add in sambal oelek and curry powder. Stir fry for a few second and add in the coconut milk.
2. Stir until everything blended well and add in the water, peanut butter, sugar and seasoning.
3. Continue to cook until sauce thicken and serve the sauce with satay.