Satay Ayam

(Indonesian chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

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Satay is a great Indonesian street food whose popularity has spread throughout southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia. Most often made with chicken, beef or lamb, satay is commonly served with sambal kacang, a spicy peanut sauce, and acar ketimun, a simple cucumber pickle. Sometimes spelled sate, sateh or saté.

3 to 4 servings as entree; 6 to 8 servings as appetizer

Ingredients

Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, cut into long strips -- 1 pound
Galangal or ginger, minced -- 2 teaspoons
Brown sugar -- 2 teaspoons
Soy sauce -- 1 tablespoon
Coconut milk -- 2 tablespoons
Red curry paste (optional) -- 1 teaspoon
Salt -- 1/2 teaspoon
Oil -- 1 tablespoon
Sambal kacang (peanut sauce) -- 1 recipe

Method

In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients exept for the sambal kacang. Set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and thread the strips on bamboo skewers.
Grill the chicken over hot coals until just cooked through. Serve with sambal kacang as a dipping sauce.