Easy Thai Chicken Satay

Name: Easy Thai Chicken Satay
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai,Asian
Ingredients: 1 pound (450 grams) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces or strips; 2 tablespoons minced fresh lemongrass, or bottled or frozen lemongrass, available at Asian stores; 4 to 5 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon freshly grated galangal, or ginger; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 1 fresh red chile, minced, or 1/3 to 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or chile flakes, to taste; 4 tablespoons fish sauce; 3 teaspoons brown sugar, or palm sugar; 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar, or other vinegar; 2 tablespoons liquid honey; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Oven-baked or grilled chicken satay, served with peanut sauce, offers a versatile and flavorful meal.

⭐ 4.1 (29 reviews) Prep: 25 minCook: 15 minTotal: 40 minYields: 4 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree Appetizer Lunch

Cuisine Tags:

Thai Asian

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Instructions

Process all marinade ingredients; pour over chicken, stir, and refrigerate 30 minutes to 8 hours.
Soak 12 to 15 wooden satay sticks in water while chicken marinates.
Skewer marinated chicken onto soaked sticks, reserving any excess marinade.
To cook in oven: Preheat broiler. Arrange skewers on a lined baking sheet on the second-to-highest rack. Broil 5 minutes, turn, and baste with reserved marinade. Continue turning and basting every 4-5 minutes until browned, charred, and cooked through.
To grill: Heat grill to high. Place skewers on grill, baste with reserved marinade after turning, and cook for about 15 minutes until browned, charred, and opaque.
Serve satay with peanut sauce and Thai jasmine rice.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 322 kcal

Carbohydrate: 18 g

Cholesterol: 138 mg

Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 29 g

Saturated Fat: 4 g

Sodium: 1619 mg

Sugar: 13 g

Fat: 16 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g