Satay ayam

Servings

4

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Cuisine

Indonesian

Super simple. Very tasty! There are different types of satay ayam, today we are making the traditional Indonesian one, with a rich homemade peanut sauce and of course a nice touch of kecap manis! Serve it with some rice cakes or white rice and you good to go!

Satay ayam

Ingredients

  • 900 gr chicken thighs
  • 4-6 shallots
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp each: chicken powder, paprika, cumin, coriander, white pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 60-90 ml kecap manis

Peanut sauce

  • 500 gr peanuts
  • 3 shallots
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 candlenuts
  • 6 kaffir lime leaves
  • 3 small chili peppers
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 lime juice
  • 3 tbsp palm sugar
  • 60 ml kecap manis

Glaze

  • 1:1 peanut sauce : kecap manis

Directions

    Chicken

    1. Blend the shallots, garlic, spices, kecap manis and oil to a smooth paste

    2. Slice the chicken into small pieces and marinate with the paste.
    3. Mix some of the peanut sauce with more kecap manis to make a glaze for the chicken.
    4. Put the chicken onto skewers and grill until charred, brushing a few times with the glaze

    Peanut sauce

    1. Heat the peanuts with shallots, garlic, chilies and candle nuts until some oil releases.

    2. Blend until smooth adding some water if needed
    3. Mix the paste with sugar, tamarind, kecap manis, lime juice and kaffir lime and let simmer for a little.