Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce and Mango Salad

I must admit. I love chicken satay. There is something about it that really speaks to me. I have eaten it a lot but I have never made it myself. Its one of those things that I honestly just did not think about. Until I came across the recipe in a Facebook group I am a member off. And I though oh hell yes! This is something I will make. And it was surprisingly easy. I had my co-worker over for dinner and – well at least she said she liked it! I L-O-V-E it! It all really balances each other in such perfect harmony.

Ingredients:

Chicken and marinade

• 700 g chicken filet
• 1 dl ketjap manis (sweet soy sauce) 
• 1 tbsp sambal oelek (chillipaste)
• 2 tbsp neutral oil
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp ginger, grated
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 12-16 skewers

Peanut Sauce

• 1.5 dl water
• 150 g peanut butter, chunky
• the remainder of the marinade

Mango salad

• 1 large mango, cubed
• ½ cucumber, cubed
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• ½ chillies, finely chopped and seeds removed
• 1 tsp ginger, grated
• zest of ½ lime
• fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients to the marinade
2. Slice the chicken into 1 cm thick slices lengthwise
3. Thread the chicken on the skewers
4. Brush it with marinade and let it soak for about 30 min
5. Add the salad ingredients to a bowl and gently fold together
6. Boil the water, add the peanut butter and stir well together
7. Add remaining marinade, stir and let the sauce simmer a few minutes (add more water if it becomes too thick)
8. Roast chicken on medium heat in a frying pan until they are finished

Optional: serve with rice

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