{"id":38085,"date":"2013-09-25T21:01:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T01:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodloverr.com\/?p=38085"},"modified":"2013-09-25T21:01:06","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T01:01:06","slug":"thai-chicken-peanut-satay-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/thai-chicken-peanut-satay-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Thai Chicken Peanut Satay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39538\" alt=\"chicken satay\" src=\"http:\/\/foodloverr.com\/files\/2013\/09\/thai-chicken-peanut-satay-recipe1.jpg\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s satay, and then there&#8217;s Thai chicken satay! If you&#8217;ve never had the real stuff, then you&#8217;ll fall in love with the succulent taste of this satay recipe. Strips of chicken (or beef) are marinated in a special Thai paste, then skewered and grilled on the BBQ or broiled in the oven. It is then served with home made peanut sauce for the ultimate taste sensation. Even your kids will love it and chicken satay also makes a great party food no matter what the occasion.<br \/>\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-38085\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('pressrelease', 38085, 'Show Me The Recipe Please', ''); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-38085\">Show Me The Recipe Please<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"pressrelease-content-38085\" class=\"sh-content pressrelease-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"> <\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8-12 skinless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips<\/li>\n<li>1 package wooden skewers<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup minced lemongrass , fresh or frozen<\/li>\n<li>2 shallots OR 1 small onion, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic<\/li>\n<li>1-2 fresh red chilies, sliced, OR 1\/2 tsp. to 1 tsp. cayenne pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 thumb-size piece galangal OR ginger, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. minced fresh turmeric OR 1\/2 tsp. dried turmeric<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp. ground coriander<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp. cumin<\/li>\n<li>3 Tbsp. dark soy sauce (available at Asian food stores)<\/li>\n<li>4 Tbsp. fish sauce<\/li>\n<li>5-6 Tbsp. brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp. vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>If using wooden skewers, soak them in water while you prepare the meat (to prevent burning). The kitchen sink works well for this.<\/li>\n<li>Cut chicken into thin strips and place in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Place all marinade ingredients in a food processor or chopper. Process well.<\/li>\n<li>Taste-test the marinade &#8211; you will taste sweet, spicy, and salty.\u00a0The strongest tastes should be SWEET and SALTY in order for the finished satay to taste its best.\u00a0Add more sugar or more fish sauce (in place of salt) to adjust the taste. You can also add more chili if you want it spicier.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the marinade over the meat and stir well to combine. Allow at least 1 hour for marinating, or longer (up to 24 hours).<\/li>\n<li>When ready to cook, thread meat onto the skewers.\u00a0Tip:\u00a0Fill up to 3\/4 of the skewer, leaving the lower half empty so that the person grilling has a &#8220;handle&#8221; to easily turn the satay during cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Grill the satay on your BBQ, OR on an indoor grill, basting the first time you time it with a little of the leftover marinade from the bottom of the bowl. OR you can\u00a0broil in the oven\u00a0on a broiling pan or baking sheet with the oven set to &#8220;broil&#8221; Place satay close beneath the heating element and turn the meat every 5 minutes until cooked (be sure to soak your wooden satay sticks in water before skewering). Depending on how thin your meat is, the satay should cook in 10 to 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with\u00a0Thai jasmine rice and the\u00a0Easy Satay Peanut Sauce (see below)\u00a0for dipping. ENJOY!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <\/div><\/p>\n<h3>Satay Peanut Sauce<\/h3>\n<h5>Ingredients<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup fresh-tasting dry roasted peanuts, unsalted<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1-2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. dark soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp. sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp. brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 to 2 Tbsp.\u00a0fish sauce, depending on desired saltiness\/flavor<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp.\u00a0tamarind paste\u00a0OR 1\/2 Tbsp. lime juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, OR 1 tsp. Thai chili sauce (more or less to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup coconut milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Directions<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend or process until sauce is smooth.<\/li>\n<li>If you prefer a runnier peanut sauce, add a little more water or coconut milk.<\/li>\n<li>Do a taste test, adding more fish sauce (or soy sauce) if not salty enough, or more cayenne if not spicy enough.<\/li>\n<li>If too salty, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice. If you&#8217;d prefer it sweeter, add a little more sugar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> [\/showhide]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s satay, and then there&#8217;s Thai chicken satay! If you&#8217;ve never had the real stuff, then you&#8217;ll fall in love with the succulent taste of this satay recipe. Strips of chicken (or beef) are marinated in a special Thai paste, then skewered and grilled on the BBQ or broiled in the oven. It is then &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/thai-chicken-peanut-satay-recipe\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Authentic Thai Chicken Peanut Satay<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodloverr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}