Name: Chicken Skewers With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 inch piece lemongrass; 1 tablespoon Asian chili sauce (like Sriracha); 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves; 1/2 lime, juice of; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 16 bamboo skewers; 1/2 lime, juice of; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom

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Chicken Skewers With Spicy Peanut Sauce created by Crafty Lady 13

A spicy, fun way to dress up the boneless skinless chicken breasts we always have on hand. These work as a main dish for a weeknight meal, or a different appetizer or snack for a casual party.

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ingredients

For Sauce
1 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 inch piece lemongrass
1 tablespoon Asian chili sauce (like Sriracha)
¹⁄₄ cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
¹⁄₂ lime, juice of
For chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
16 bamboo skewers
¹⁄₂ lime, juice of
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cardamom

directions

Combine all sauce ingredients in a food processor and mix. Thin as needed with a little water or rice vinegar, just until sauce is smooth. It will be very thick at this stage. This is okay!
Cut each chicken breast lengthwise into four strips. Toss strips with lime juice, soy sauce, vinegar and cardamom. Allow to sit in this mixture for about an hour.
Preheat grill or broiler, and cook chicken until done and lightly browned.
Warm sauce in a small saucepan, and drizzle over cooked chicken, or serve on the side for dipping.

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"A spicy, fun way to dress up the boneless skinless chicken breasts we always have on hand. These work as a main dish for a weeknight meal, or a different appetizer or snack for a casual party."

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review by Sydney Mike

4/13/2009

With only one exception, I pretty much followed the recipe on this ~ I did, however, make only half a recipe & included just 1 teaspoon of the chili sauce! We loved the taste of this unusual chicken dish, & the next time I'll be making this recipe as appetizers for a monthly group that I host! Thanks for posting it! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick A Chef]

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photo by Crafty Lady 13

3/1/2009

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2/24/2009

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2/24/2009

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review by Nif_H

2/20/2009

This was really good and my whole family enjoyed it a lot. There was one step that was missed, even though it was easy to figure out - skewering the chicken! :) I didn't use lemongrass because I didn't want to go out just to buy that. I also don't have cardamom or cilantro because I don't like them. My sauce wasn't too thick after I heated it, in fact it was perfect. I put it in the microwave on low for a few seconds and it was just right. Maybe if I used the other ingredients, it would have been different. Taking a vote here, it warranted 4.5 stars, but since I can't do that and there was a step missing, I thought 4 stars were fair. Thanks!

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