Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce (mark Bittman)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 garlic clove, smashed
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• freshly squeezed lime juice (a couple of tablespoons)
• soy sauce, a splash of
• red chili pepper flakes, 1-2 pinches of
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• chicken broth or water
• salt and pepper
• bamboo skewer
• lime, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 pound chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 2 slice them into 4-inch pieces.
• 3 in a bowl, combine the juice from one lime with a smashed clove of garlic.
• 4 add the chicken and let it marinate for 5 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, whisk together peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, red chile flakes, brown sugar, and enough chicken broth or water to make a smooth sauce.
• 6 adjust seasoning.
• 7 set aside most of the sauce for dipping and smear the rest on the chicken pieces with a little salt and pepper,
• 8 thread onto skewers and grill for 2 min on each side or until cooked through.
• 9 serve with the reserved peanut sauce and lime wedges.