Indonesian Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce (Satay Ayam)

Name: Indonesian Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce (Satay Ayam)
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 454 grams chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pinch ground white pepper; 2 Tbsps kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); 1 Tbsp lime juice; 5 Tbsps peanut butter; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sunflower seed oil; 237 milliliters water; 24 wooden skewers

Indonesian Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce (Satay Ayam) might be If you have wooden skewers, chicken thighs, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the peanut butter you could follow this main course with the Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

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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Chicken Thighs

Sunflower Seeds

White Pepper

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning during cooking.

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Water

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Wooden Skewers

Bring water, peanut butter, kecap manis, brown sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan; stir to combine.

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Peanut Butter

Brown Sugar

Kecap Manis

Garlic

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and add lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Thread marinated chicken onto skewers. Set about 2 tablespoons peanut sauce aside in a small bowl and brush the sauce in the bowl over chicken.

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Peanut Sauce

Whole Chicken

Sauce

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Skewers

Bowl

Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange chicken skewers in batches on grill pan and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill Pan