Of all the foods I have been cooking for Mom, she enjoyed this one the best: chicken satay with peanut sauce. (And I must admit that I enjoyed it thoroughly as well!) If my household is any judge, this dish has the potential of being a real crowd pleaser.
1. Cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts into strips and place on skewers in a zig-zag fashion. (I suggest soaking the skewers first so they don't catch fire.) Set aside.
2. Prepare a marinade by dry roasting 1 tsp coriander seeds and 2 tsp fennel seeds. Grind the roasted seeds and place in a wok.
3. To the wok, add 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 tsp turmeric, and a small amount of oil. Fry. Add crushed lemongrass pieces briefly. Turn off heat.
4. Add to this mixture 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, and the juice of 1/2 a lime. Allow mixture to cool.
5. Place marinade over chicken skewers in advance of cooking. When ready, grill skewers for 6-8 minutes.
I used an instant peanut sauce since I had already made such a mess in the kitchen, but next time I plan to make one from scratch. I surmise it will render an already very tasty dish even tastier. Mmmm, can't wait.
Comments
For sate, I found this site for you, I think it's pretty authentic one:
http://www.melroseflowers.com/mkic/indo_recipes/poultry/chicken_satay.html
It also teaches you on how to make the peanut sauce as well.
I think the key ingredients is using Sweet Soy Sauce. And this particular brand "ABC" is pretty easy to get in most of US grocery stores. I used to live in Oklahoma City, Portland, and Vancouver, WA. So I know the grocery store there usually carry this brand. The picture looks like this:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/drhot_1880_1959410
So good luck on trying this recipe and I love your blog , I think you cook some amazing and difficult food. Not everybody wants to take the trouble to make those food.
I also has most of Wei-Chuan Recipe Books as well, I purchase them in Barnes Bookstore, or direct from their main distributor in LA, or in Taiwan. Maybe you should make a review on which recipe books you think are great and authentic.
Posted by: yohana | March 16, 2006 12:51 PM
Thanks for liking my blog, Yohana! Yeah, I love the Wei Chuan books for their pictures and easy instructions. I think sometimes they get the names of the dishes wrong but usually the result is good, though!
Posted by: Evil Jonny | March 16, 2006 03:32 PM
Oh man.. As an Indonesian living abroad, your blog is making me home sick!! :-)
If you are ae vegetarian, you should try tempe (or tempeh). It's healthy and.. not so bad! :-)
Posted by: Sara | October 5, 2006 08:46 PM