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Satay Chicken
I’m sure that you have tried satay chicken BUT have you made it yourself? This recipe is easy and FULL OF FLAVOUR! This is a family fave and we really could eat this once a week!
For the fullest flavour allow the chicken to marinate overnight. If you don’t have that much time try for at least an hour. You can also cut into cubes and out them on skewers. If you’re sensitive to spice leave out the curry paste or pull back on it.
Ingredients
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Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil for frying
- ½ cup of coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2.5 tablespoons thai red curry paste
- 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- Pinch of salt
- 8 chicken thighs
Peanut Sauce:
- 2.5 cups coconut milk
- ½ cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis)
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Added at the end:
- Lime wedges
- Coriander
- Rice
- Roti
Instructions
- Whisk together all marinade ingredients in a large shallow bowl or marinating container
- Add chicken and coat well.
- Marinate for at least 1 hour but the longer the better.
- Preheat oven to 180degrees fan-forced
- Heat peanut oil in an oven safe heavy bottom skillet until very hot.
- Add half the chicken thighs and cook for 5-8 mins on each side
- Remove cooked chicken and add next half.
- Once cooked each side for 5-8 mins return all chicken to pan.
- Place skillet in over uncovered and cook for a further 20 mins until chicken is cooked through.
- While the chicken is in the oven, place all peanut sauce ingredients in a pot, whisk and bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down and allow sauce to thicken up on a gentle simmer giving it a whisk every so often.
- Once chicken and sauce have finished cooking serve satay chicken and peanut sauce with rice, top with coriander and side of roti.
Absolutely delicious, even my picky toddler inhaled it! Definitely adding this to our regular rotation
I made this tonight. Absolute hit!
My husband said shame on you for holding out on making such great satay chicken, he loved it!!
Easy and crowd pleaser.
I marinated the chicken overnight, skipped the oven and slow cooked it on the stove top in one pot after browning the chicken first. So easy and so tasty 🤤
Absolutely delicious!
This was so delicious – will definitely be making it again! Thanks Monique 🙂
Best satay chicken curry ever
Hands down the BEST satay sauce.
I used chicken and added in onion and carrot.
The kids 10 and 3 found this quite strong in the curry flavour, even toned down with Greek yoghurt. So that’s why it lost one star.
But the adults found this delicious, including my spice/hot/chilli loving husband.
Best Satay ever – my whole family loved it and have requested it be a weekly meal! The flavours are so perfectly balanced!
This is my Husband’s new favourite dinner (he can be very picky) so thank you this will be a regular in our house from now on!
Hello! This sounds amazing! Did you used sweetened or unsweetened coconut milk?
Excellent recipe. I always have a little coconut milk/cream left over after using 2 cans for this recipe and rather than waste it, I’ve dumped it in the rice cooker to make coconut rice.