Chicken Satay

This is my favorite satay. This will feed 6 as a main dish, 12 to 15 as a snack.

• Ready In: 19 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless chicken, beef,pork or 1 1⁄2 lbs lamb
• 3 (1 inch) strips lemons, zest of
• 3  medium shallots
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 2  teaspoons  grated gingerroot
• 2  teaspoons ground coriander
• 2  teaspoons ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon turmeric
• 3  teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 2  teaspoons soy sauce or 2  teaspoons tamari
• 3  teaspoons  peanut oil

• Peanut Sauce

• 2  teaspoons  peanut oil
• 1  medium onion
• 2  cloves garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce or 1⁄4 cup tamari
• 2⁄3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1⁄3 cup coconut milk
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh coriander (, medium pack)

Directions

1. Soak wooden skewers.
2. Thinly slice meat and place in a large freezer bag.
3. In a processor combine lemon zest, shallots, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric, sugar, salt, soy sauce and peanut oil.
4. Whirl to a paste, add to meat and toss well.
5. Seal bag and place in fridge.
6. Marinate at least 2 hours, up to overnight.
7. Return meat to room temp before grilling.
8. Skewer meat.
9. Preheat grill to high.
10. For Peanut sauce in a small heavy sauce pan saute the onion, garlic and pepper flakes for 8 minutes.
11. Add remaining ingredients, stir to blend well and cook until heated through.
12. Grill skewers 2 to 3 minutes on each side and serve with peanut sauce.