I'm Indonesian but I live in Spain. I'd like to share my recipe for satay ayam with you. It has helped me a lot to overcome my homesickness. I hope this dish will be one of your favorite Asian dishes. You will not be able to resist the sweet and salty taste of the peanut sauce!
Ingredients
- chicken thighs: 1 pound (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
- salt: 0.75 tsp
- pinch ground white pepper: 1 piece
- sunflower seed oil: 1 Tbsp
- wooden skewers: 24 piece
- water: 1 cup
- peanut butter: 5 Tbsp
- kecap manis (sweet soy sauce): 2 Tbsp
- brown sugar: 1 Tbsp
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- lime juice: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Combine chicken thighs, 3/4 teaspoon salt, white pepper, and sunflower seed oil in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
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Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning during cooking.
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Bring water, peanut butter, kecap manis, brown sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan; stir to combine. Remove from heat and add lime juice; transfer peanut sauce into a bowl.
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Thread marinated chicken onto skewers; brush 2 tablespoons of peanut sauce over chicken skewers.
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Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange chicken skewers in batches on the grill pan and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve skewers with remaining peanut sauce.
