Chicken Satays

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 piece gingerroot, peeled and grated (1 inch)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 12 -20 wooden skewers (soaked in water for at least 30 minutes)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 red chile, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 lime, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl mix marinade ingredients (ginger - peanut oil) together.
• 2 cut the chicken into slices (1/2 inch wide) and then cut these into strips (1/2 inch wide).
• 3 thread the chicken on the (soaked) skewers.
• 4 place skewered chicken on a plate of marinating dish and pour marinade over. let marinate for 30 minutes while preparing grill.
• 5 drain marinade into saucepan, bring to a boil and then simmer stirring for 15 minutes.
• 6 grill satays until cooked through.
• 7 serve with hot marinade and dipping sauce (see below).
• 8 to make dipping sauce: using a spice mill or with mortar and pestle work the garlic, sugar and chili to a paste. stir in chopped lime (including the peel) and collected juices. puree again. stir in fish sauce and 1/2 cup of water to get righ consistency (may need more water). set aside.