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🍽️ Marinated Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce

562 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 700 g chicken meat
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 shallots
• 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Kecap manis, Asian market)
• 1 tsp sambal oelek
• 2 shallots
• 3 garlic cloves
• 200 roasted, unsalted peanuts
• 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Kecap manis)
• 1 tsp sambal oelek
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 3 tsp palm sugar
• 3 tbsp peanut oil
• 150 ml coconut milk

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken meat under cold water.
2. 2. Pat the meat completely dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the meat into approximately 2-centimeter cubes.
4. 4. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
5. 5. Slice the shallots and garlic into thin slices.
6. 6. Mix the two types of soy sauce with the Sambal Ulek (a spicy chili paste) in a bowl.
7. 7. Coat the chicken pieces with the marinade.
8. 8. Thread the marinated meat pieces onto wooden skewers.
9. 9. Place the skewers in a dish.
10. 10. Cover the dish.
11. 11. Let the skewers marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
12. 12. Finely chop the shallots and garlic for the sauce.
13. 13. Pulverize the peanuts in a blender into a fine meal.
14. 14. Mix the peanut meal with the sweet soy sauce, Sambal Ulek, lime juice, and sugar.
15. 15. Heat the oil in a pot.
16. 16. Fry the finely chopped shallots and garlic over high heat.
17. 17. Add the peanut mixture to the pot.
18. 18. Fry the peanut mixture briefly.
19. 19. Deglaze the sauce with the coconut milk.
20. 20. Let the sauce simmer vigorously for about 5 minutes while stirring constantly.
21. 21. Check the consistency of the sauce.
22. 22. Stir in some water if the sauce becomes too thick.
23. 23. Preheat the grill.
24. 24. Place the skewers on the grill.
25. 25. Grill the skewers all around by turning them.
26. 26. Grill the skewers for about 10 minutes.
27. 27. Serve the finished skewers on a banana leaf.
28. 28. Serve the peanut sauce alongside.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 562
• Protein: 54 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 17 g