Hen Satay (Grilled Hen Skewers) with Peanut Sauce

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On the lookout for a fast, simple, and engaging meal concept? Look no additional than this simple and scrumptious Hen Satay recipe! With the proper mix of spices and a creamy peanut sauce, this dish is certain to turn into a household favourite as a primary dish or appetizer. Take your Hen Satay, or grilled hen skewer, to the following stage.

Grilled hen skewers are inexpensive and simple to adapt to any taste profile. Marinated in a creamy yogurt sauce for a brief interval, grilled to perfection, and dipped in a easy peanut sauce, these are all the time a crowd favourite! This Hen Satay recipe makes use of a fantastic marinade, rapidly grilled, and prepared in lower than quarter-hour.

Substances + Substitutions

Hen is the primary ingredient right here and we like to make use of a mix of hen breast and hen thighs. You should utilize each or only one. Your selection! Plan 1 pound of meat for each three individuals. We additionally prefer to season with kosher salt and coarse black pepper earlier than we put the hen skewers on the grill.

Marinade Substances

• Plain Greek Yogurt – We choose full-fat Greek yogurt for its texture and taste. You should utilize common yogurt however you’ll wish to alter the ratio of substances to make sure the marinade just isn’t overly moist.
• Soy Sauce – We choose low sodium so we will management the salt.
• Lime Juice – Freshly squeezed is good.
• Fish Sauce – Begin gentle with the sauce, you’ll be able to all the time add extra in. Just a little goes a good distance for taste.
• Ginger – We prefer to grate recent ginger utilizing a microplane
• Turmeric – Turmeric provides an attractive shade. Much like ginger, we use recent turmeric after which grate it with a microplane. Dried turmeric may be substituted in a pinch.
• Garlic – For taste and kick.

Peanut Dipping Sauce Substances

• Peanut Butter – We suggest plain creamy peanut butter (the true stuff with no components, I imply it!).
• Soy Sauce – Low sodium
• Lime Juice
• Recent Ginger
• Honey OR Thai Candy Chili Sauce – This provides a contact of sweetness. Since we don’t use sweetened peanut butter we like so as to add a touch of sweetness. You should utilize honey or Thai candy chili sauce. Each work nice.
• Kosher Salt
• Scorching Water – In small parts (120 levels) to get the peanut sauce texture you want.
• Warmth (non-obligatory) – When you prefer to reside on the spicy facet (like me) then be at liberty so as to add a splash or two of sriracha or your favourite sizzling sauce!

Hen Satay Preparation

• Lower hen into skinny strips, about 2 to three inches in size, earlier than marinating. By chopping the hen previous to marinating you get extra floor space for the marinade to taste.
• Make the marinade in a big bowl after which place the strips of hen into the hen satay marinade.
• Cowl the bowl with plastic wrap, or place in an hermetic container, after which marinate within the fridge on your desired time. We suggest at the least 1 hour.
• Structure a big sheet tray, then skewer the hen and place on the sheet tray. It makes for simpler clear up. For thinner cuts of hen we prefer to weave, or thread, the skewer on the hen. There will probably be smaller items so be at liberty so as to add two items to at least one skewer.

• For the Peanut Sauce: mix all of the substances (besides the water) in a small bowl. Then add small quantities of water and stir till you obtain your required texture.

How To Grill Hen Satay

1. Pre-soak the picket skewers in water an hour earlier than grilling.
2. Preheat Grill: Put together the grill for direct grilling concentrating on 500 levels Fahrenheit within the grill chamber. For a fuel grill, this will probably be medium-high warmth. 
3. Skewer and Season Hen: Take away the hen from the marinade and place it onto skewers. We double up some skewers with two shorter strips. Season the skewered uncooked hen strips with salt and pepper.
4. Grill Hen Satay: Place the hen satay skewers on the grill grate over direct warmth. Shut the lid. Permit to sear for as much as 5 minutes. Flip and proceed to grill the skewers over direct warmth for an extra 5 minutes. Test the inner temperature of the hen and take away it when the grilled hen reaches 160 levels Fahrenheit.
5. Take away and Serve: Serve heat instantly from the skewers with the peanut sauce.

Stovetop Modification – You should utilize a grill pan in the event you don’t need or have a grill. Set the grill pan to medium warmth. Coat with a impartial oil and comply with the identical instructions. On a grill pan you do not want to soak the skewers.

Make Forward and Preparation

You may marinate prematurely and make the skewers the day previous to any meal prep. Then cowl the skewered hen for as much as 24 hours. Then put them proper onto the grill.

The peanut sauce may be made as much as three days prior. It should thicken within the fridge. To skinny out, let the sauce come to room temperature. Then, if it’s nonetheless thick add extra sizzling water in small increments (a teaspoon at a time).

Incessantly Requested Questions

What to Pair with Hen Satay

From facet dishes to wine we now have a number of concepts when making this Hen Satay recipe.

Facet Dishes

• We prefer to serve hen skewers with jasmine rice topped with chopped cilantro and roughly chopped peanuts, excessive of the skewers for garnish and taste.
• You may serve with any of our salads or our grilled broccolini, which is simple to make whereas the skewers are cooking. The broccolini is also nice for dipping within the peanut sauce!

Wine Pairing

The peanut sauce is the dominant taste for meals and wine pairing. It’s not overly candy however does have a touch of sweetness. We suggest pairing it with an off-dry Riesling for a white possibility. For a purple, a Côtes du Rhône mix (created from Grenache and Syrah) works nice.

About Vindulge

Mary (a licensed sommelier and recipe developer) and Sean (yard pitmaster) are co-authors of the critically acclaimed cookbook, Fireplace + Wine, and have been creating content material for the IACP nominated web site Vindulge since 2009. They reside in Oregon on a farm simply outdoors Portland.

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