Chicken Kebabs satay with it's peanuts sauce

Chicken kebab « satay » with Peanuts sauce

Preparation time: 30 minutes (avec with electric blender)

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Marinating time : minimum 1hour (up to 24h)

ts = tee spoon

tbsp = table spoon

cm = centimetre

Ingredients / chicken preparation

500 g chicken breasts, cut to do kebabs

Marinate the chicken for 1 to 24 hours in the following marinade:

In a blender or mortar (or you can do it only with your hands….):

-          2 stalks lemongrass (1/4 cup) (hacked)

-          2 shallots

-          3 garlic cloves

-          1-2 small red chillies (depending if you like it hot!)

-          1-3 cm galangal or ginger (depend on your taste or what you find in your favourite store)

-          1 tsp Tumeric (powder, the yellow stuff)

-          1 tbsp coriander seeds (grounded)

-          2 tsp cumin (grounded)

-          3 tbsp soy sauce

-          2 tbsp fish sauce (can be replaced by more soy sauce…)

-          2 tbsp vegetable oil

Once marinated, you prepare your kebabs which you can  grill on your braai or in the oven or in frying pan for 10-15 minutes, depending on their thickness.

Peanut sauce

(Prepare it minimum 1 hour before serving)

In your blender/mortar you mix:

-          1 cup peanuts (unsalted) blend it first!

-          1-2 garlic cloves

-          ½ tsp soy sauce

-          2 tsp sesame oil

-          1 tbsp brown sugar or honey

-          1-2 tbsp fish sauce (can be replaced by more soy sauce)

-          ½ tsp tamarin paste or lime juice

-          ½ tsp cayenne pepper (or fresh chilly)

Mix all ingredients and then add:

-          1 dl coconut milk

Once mixed, leave it for an hour to allow the peanuts to take on the milk.