Malaysia

Malaysia (#46) Satay (Chicken and Peanut Sauce)

Satay is popular in Malaysia and all throughout Southeast Asia.  It’s typically cooked by street vendors on an open flame and served with a dipping sauce.  I cooked mine on my Le Creuset grill pan and it was wonderful!  I marinated chicken thighs cut into strips, in a mixture of lemongrass, shallots, cloves, brown sugar, coriander, cumin, turmeric, fish sauce and canola oil that had been whizzed in my food processor.   After marinating for about an hour I threaded the chicken on wooden skewers and grilled them until they were cooked through and had a nice char on the outside.  For the peanut sauce, I whisked together some salad oil, chunky peanut butter, soy sauce, cider vinegar, sugar and red pepper flakes, then tossed it with scallions.  This was such a simple recipe with a lot of wow factor.  I loved it!