Simple Chicken Satay with Malaysian Peanut Sauce
A chicken satay with peanut sauce is an easy meal, appetizer, or game food! It requires a bit of time marinating, a hot grill, and a delicious, easy-to-whip-up peanut sauce!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 386kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken tenders
Marinade
- 1 tablespoon toasted coriander seeds or ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 green onions sliced
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
Satay Peanut Sauce
- ⅔ cup crunchy peanut butter
- ¼ cup tamarind sauce or reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger or ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 garlic clove pressed or minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes plus more for sprinkling
Instructions
- Chicken: Add the marinade ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Pour the marinade into a zip-top plastic bag and add the chicken tenders. Seal and refrigerate for 2-24 hours.
- Thread marinated chicken tenders onto skewers. Grill the chicken, turning frequently to prevent burning, 8-10 minutes total. The chicken should be slightly charred on the outside.
- Satay Peanut Sauce: Whisk together peanut sauce ingredients in a small saucepan; heat until warm. Serve with Chicken Satay.
Notes
The marinade is super important to this dish. When I have the time, I like to let the chicken marinade for about 10 hours before grilling.
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 736mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 208IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg