Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce (Mark Bittman)

Submitted by coconutty

"Another Mark Bittman recipe that I am posting for safekeeping. This one is also not specific in the amounts. I am guessing that the chicken is 1 pound. Prep and cooking times are also wild stabs. UPDATE 2-22-13: Today I tried making the sauce for the first time. I thought that the ingredients listed were fine, but the sauce seemed too bland. I doubled the lime juice and a couple of other seasonings, and added a little garlic powder, and I thought that made a significant improvement. It would be best for you to experiment and find the proportions of the ingredients that work best for you."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 garlic clove, smashed
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• freshly squeezed lime juice (a couple of tablespoons)
• soy sauce, a splash of
• red chili pepper flakes, 1-2 pinches of
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• chicken broth or water
• salt and pepper
• bamboo skewer
• lime, cut into wedges

directions

1. Pound chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness.
2. Slice them into 4-inch pieces.
3. In a bowl, combine the juice from one lime with a smashed clove of garlic.
4. Add the chicken and let it marinate for 5 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, whisk together peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, red chile flakes, brown sugar, and enough chicken broth or water to make a smooth sauce.
6. Adjust seasoning.
7. Set aside most of the sauce for dipping and smear the rest on the chicken pieces with a little salt and pepper,
8. Thread onto skewers and grill for 2 min on each side or until cooked through.
9. Serve with the reserved peanut sauce and lime wedges.

Reviews

[mightyro_cooking4u]

Very good dish. Made for Letter tag in New Kids on the Block.