Balinese chicken satay

Name: Balinese chicken satay
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 shallots; 3 or 4 garlic cloves; 25 grams root ginger, peeled; 2 smalls red or 1 large plump red chilli; 1 Tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil; 1 teaspoons each ground turmeric, ground white pepper and ground coriander; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 pinch pinch ground cloves; 500 grams pkt minced chicken (or lamb); 2 fresh (or freeze dried) lime leaves, cut into fine strips with scissors; 1 Tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut or 25g 1oz block creamed coconut, grated; 12 lemongrass stalks (or wooden skewers); 1 leave banana optional

Balinese chicken satay requires around 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 72 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of ground cloves, garlic cloves, root ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Balinese Grilled Chicken, Balinese Chicken (ayam Pelalah), and Whole Snapper with Balinese Spices are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Thinly slice then finely chop the shallots, garlic and ginger. Now finely chop the chilli, including the seeds. This amount of chilli gives a spicy but not too fiery kick to the chicken satay, but discard the seeds if you dont like the heat.

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Shallot

Whole Chicken

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Ginger

Seeds

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a low heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the shallots, garlic, ginger and chillies and fry for 1-2 minutes just to soften.

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Chili Pepper

Shallot

Garlic

Ginger

Pour in a couple of tablespoons of water to soften, then stir in the spices (and freeze-dried lime leaves, if using) and fry for a minute.

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Lime Leaves

Spices

Water

Remove the pan from the heat, let the mixture cool down, then blend to a paste with a pestle and mortar, using an up-and-down motion with the pestle. It will take several minutes to make a soft paste.

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Mortar And Pestle

Frying Pan

Mix the spice paste, the coconut and, if using, the shredded fresh lime leaves with the minced chicken. Season with salt.

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Ground Chicken

Lime Leaves

Spice Paste

Coconut

Salt

Break off pieces of the mixture the size of a large walnut. For each, flatten into a round and lay a lemongrass stalk or wooden skewer in the centre. Mould around the bulbous end of the stalk (or skewer), working it so it goes about 8cm up it.

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Lemon Grass

Walnuts

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Skewers

Rough up the surface a little with your fingers so that the meat is not completely smooth and has some texture, then set aside while you shape the rest of the skewers.

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Meat

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Skewers

Brush each skewer with extra oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Skewers

Cook the skewers on a preheated BBQ, griddle pan or grill for 8-10 minutes, turning several times.

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