Chicken Satay with Thai Peanut Sauce

With the weather being so warm lately I have been relying on our grill more and more to keep the house cool inside, and why not grilled anything is fantastic!  Especially grilled marinated spicy meat.  Have I mentioned before that I have a slight obsession with spicy food and in particular Sriracha!  Ohh that’s right I professed my love of Sriracha in the post for Honey Sriracha Chicken Lettuce Wraps.

 

Well my obsession continues in this delicious Thai recipe for chicken satay.  The heat is rounded out by coconut milk in the dipping sauce making for a delightful combination of spicy and sweet.  The amazing marinade helps keep the chicken super moist while grilling, because no one I know likes dry chewy chicken.

Did I mention that this recipe is also super simple!  Just whisk the marinade ingredients together and let the chicken marinate for about half an hour and grill. Voila!!  You have an amazing low calorie protein packed appetizer or meal.

Chicken Satay Ingredients:

• 3-4 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless) cut into strips lengthwise
• 2 T Sesame Oil
• 2 T low sodium soy sauce
• 1T Rice vinegar
• 1t Sriracha
• 3T Creamy peanut butter
• 1/2t minced garlic
• 1 t Fish Sauce
• 1T Brown Sugar
• 1/2t Tumeric

Thai Peanut Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
• 1 Tablespoon red curry paste
• 1/4 Cup Creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 Cup Light coconut milk
• 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha
• Cilantro roughly chopped

Directions:

Whisk all marinade ingredients together and add chicken.  Ensure all of the chicken is coated and let marinade for 30 min.  While chicken is marinating soak bamboo skewers in cold water.  This is to ensure that they do not burn up over the grill.

Place on grill until fully cooked about 3-5 minutes per side.

While chicken is on the grill in a medium bowl whisk all Peanut Sauce ingredients together then move to serving bowl.

Serve Chicken with Brown Basmati rice or grilled vegetables like bell peppers or zucchini.

Sprinkle chicken with chopped Cilantro.