Chicken Satay Recipe
Thai chicken on a stick

This Chicken Satay Recipe (also spelled chicken sate) has a wonderful Asian grilled flavor. The combination of sesame oil, soy sauce and spices makes a great marinade for chicken.

Most of us have seen Satay recipes on the menus of Thai restaurants. Satay is a style of cooking which originally comes from Indonesia. Strips of meat, such as chicken, beef or pork are marinated, put onto bamboo skewers, grilled until golden brown and served with peanut sauce.

Chicken Satay is designed to be grilled. You can broil these in the oven instead. Adjust an oven rack to the top position and broil them about 5 minutes each side. This time is approximate. All ovens heat differently. They should be watched carefully when cooking.

We have given you the quick no frills recipe for peanut sauce. If you would like something closer to an authentic recipe, then go to this link Thai Peanut Sauce.

Chicken Satay Recipe

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breasts, about 1 lb.
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 minced garlic clove
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
spray vegetable oil
16 Wood Skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes.

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Preparation:

Cut thin 1/4-inch slices that run the length of the chicken breast, you should end up with about 16 pieces. Cut them to be 1 inch wide by 1/4 inch thick and 4 inches long
Mix Sesame Oil, Sugar, Soy Sauce, Garlic, Cilantro, Cumin and Red Pepper Flakes in medium bowl.
Put sliced chicken and marinade into a zip loc bag, push out as much air out as possible and put into the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or overnight if you have time.
Soak you wood Skewers for 30 minutes prior to cooking so that they won't burn up on the grill before your chicken is done.
Thread the chicken pieces onto a wood skewer, thread the meat onto the skewer so that they don't fall off during grilling. Leave yourself some room at the bottom of the skewers.
Heat grill to high heat, place the skewers on the grill so that the ends without the chicken are hanging off the grill edge so that you can grab them for turning.
Cook chicken for about 5-7 minutes per side.