Chicken Sate With Peanut Sauce

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup chopped shallot (about 4)
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon sambal oelek (chile paste with garlic)
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 dash of freshly ground nutmeg
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast tenders
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon hot paprika
• 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as huy fong sriracha)

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 to prepare sate, place first 13 ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. place shallot mixture and chicken in a large zip-top plastic bag. seal and marinate in refrigerator 10 minutes.
• 3 to prepare peanut sauce, combine peanut butter with next 6 ingredients (through sriracha) in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk. (i found it was much easier to mix together after i microwaved for about 45 seconds to soften the peanut butter a little).
• 4 remove chicken from bag and discard marinade. thread chicken on 8 (12-inch) wooden skewers. place skewers on the rack of a broiler or roasting pan coated with cooking spray. broil 12 minutes or until done, turning once or twice as needed.
• 5 serve with peanut sauce.