Served With A Peanut Sauce And Asian Pickles!
Difficulty: Moderate
Prep Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Chicken Satay
Ingredients
2 1/2 lbs. chicken tenderloins
1 13.5 oz. coconut milk
2 tsp green curry paste
2 tsp + garam marsala curry powder
4 cardamon pods, cracked
1 cinnamon stick
juice of 1 lime
3 tbsp palm sugar or agave syrup
1 tsp garlic, puree
1 tsp lemon grass, puree
coconut oil for drizzle
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
12+ skewers
Cooking Tools
Outdoor grill
Large mixing bowl
2 small mixing Bowls
Sheet pan
Colander
Wok
Chinese take-out containers
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, whisk in coconut milk, green curry paste, curry powder, cardamon pod, cinnamon stick, lime juice, sugar, garlic, lemongrass, salt and pepper. Place chicken tenderloins into the mixture and place in the refrigerator to marinade for about 3 hours.
Remove marinaded chicken from refrigerator and drain chicken with marinade into a colander until liquid is gone. Skewer each tenderloin and place on sheet pan. drizzle each chicken skewer with coconut oil and sprinkle more Garam Marsala curry powder on both side of the chicken. Cook chicken on a preheat outdoor grill, about 8 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of chicken, adjust time accordingly. Serve with Peanut Sauce, Pickled Cucumber, and Garden Fried Rice.
Serves 4
Garden Fried Rice
Ingredients
3 cups cooked short grain rice
1 cup broccoli florets
3/4 cup red onion, slices
1/2 cup of snow peas
1 cup carrot, matchsticks
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup mung bean sprouts
1 tsp garlic, minced
1/2 tsp ginger grated
2 eggs, cooked, scrambled
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp soy sauce
pinch of white pepper
1/2 cup vegetable or chicken stock
salt
Directions
In a wok on high heat, add; oil, broccoli, and carrots and stir fry for a few minutes. Add into the wok some vegetable stock and place lid on to steam broccoli and carrots until slightly tender, let the stock evaporate. Toss in red onion, mushrooms, snow peas, peas, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce and pepper, cook for additional few minutes, toss vegetables frequently so not to burn. Toss in cooked rice and mung bean sprouts, cooked scrambled eggs and toss until well incorporated. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
3 tbsp natural peanut butter, smooth
1/4 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp agave syrup, or palm sugar
1/4 cup coconut water
1/2 cup water
Directions
Place all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk, if the sauce is thick just add more coconut water.
Asian Pickles
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups small pickle cucumbers, sliced
1/4 cup red onions, sliced thin
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp lime juice
Directions
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together vinegar, lime juice and sugar until dissolved. Add in sliced cucumbers and red onions. Let ingredients marinade in refrigerator for at least an hour.
