Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

For the past few weeks, my favorite dinners have been grilled chicken. It's so easy to make a marinade in the morning, let it sit in the fridge all day, and then when Kyle gets home, he throws it on the grill. Yum! Easy and clean. It's so flavorful and it will make people think you are an awesome chef, when really it's not hard at all!

This recipe comes from my mom's family. And I remember being confused when my mom would say she was making satay and then I would see grilled chicken... Because I assumed she was saying "Sauté." I really need to see things written down, or I don't know what's going on! So I do remember having it when I was younger, but more recently, it's a staple that my Aunt Sue always makes when their family goes to Lake Powell--it's one of their family favorites. Now I finally got my hands on the recipe and it's awesome! I tweaked it a tiny bit because Winco doesn't have all the ingredients...And it turned out so so delicious. Also, the peanut sauce is pretty involved, so I will include an easier version. But if you have time, definitely make the regular peanut sauce because the taste is much better.

Chicken Satay

2 lbs chicken breasts cut into 1 inch squares. (Can do tenders as well if you don't want to do kabob style)

 1 T curry powder

1/4 t red pepper flakes (optional)

1/4 C vegetable oil

1/4 soy sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 T sugar

Place chicken in Large Ziplock bag. Combine all marinade ingredients and pour over chicken. Place chicken in fridge for 4-6 hours turning over halfway through.

Preheat grill to a high heat, then place chicken on grill. Reduce heat to medium and grill for 10-12 minutes(or until internal temp reaches 165), turning halfway through. 

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 C peanuts, finely ground
• 1 white onion, pureed (I put mine in the blender...wear goggles! My eyes were stinging for like an hour haha)
• 2-3 t red pepper flakes, to taste (also optional if you don't want it spicy)
• 2 t vegetable oil
• 2 t coriander
• 1 t cumin
• 1/2 can cream of coconut
• 3 T brown sugar
• 2 T lemon juice
• 2 T soy sauce

Instructions:

1. Cook onion and red pepper flakes in vegetable oil for 6-8 minutes.
2. Add ground peanuts, coriander, cumin, cream of coconut, brown sugar, lemon juice, and soy sauce.
3. Cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until thickened.

Easy Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

• 3 T creamy peanut butter
• 1 T soy sauce
• 1 T lime or lemon juice
• 2 t brown sugar
• 2 t chili garlic sauce, or more, to taste
• 1/8 t ground ginger

Instructions:

1. Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, chili garlic sauce, and ginger in a small bowl.
2. Whisk in 2-3 tablespoons of water until desired consistency is reached. Pour over grilled chicken.