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Viewed: 40 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 700g chicken pieces, thigh meat is best
- 1 lemon grass stalk, white part only
- 1 cm fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons rice wine
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut cream
- pinch of salt
- 10 shallots
- 5 dried red chillies, soaked in hot water
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1cm fresh ginger
- 1cm galangla root
- 1 lemon grass stalk, white part only
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 300g raw peanuts, roasted and remove skins
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar
- 100ml coconut milk
Method
- Soak the skewers in cold water for 30 minutes before using to stop them scorching.
- Start with the marinade.
- Using a pestle and mortar, pound the lemon grass, ginger and garlic until a smooth paste.
- Add the ground turmeric, cumin, paprika and salt.
- Mix in the remaining ingredients until a runny marinade.
- Pop the chicken pieces, cover and leave in the fridge for at least 1 hour or preferably over night.
- To make the sauce, first roast the peanuts under a moderate grill.
- Keep a close eye as they can quickly burn.
- When the peanuts are golden all over, remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- Once cooled, grind them into a coarse paste.
- I prefer my sauce quite chunky.
- Next pound the shallots, dried chillies, garlic, ginger, galangla and lemon grass in a pestle and mortar.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the paste for 10-15 minutes.
- Stir frequently to avoid burning.
- Add the peanut and coconut milk, and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Finally add the sugar and season with salt until there is a good balance of sweet and salty.
- The sauce can be made well in advance and reheated when needed.
- For the satay, thread the chicken pieces onto the skewers and put under a hot grill or on a barbecue, turning occasionally until cooked through.
- Make sure the meat gets slightly charred for that lovely flavour.
