CHICKEN SATAY SKEWERS

Name: CHICKEN SATAY SKEWERS
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic; 2 x 240g skinless chicken breast fillets, sliced into long 1cm thick strips; 3 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 lemongrass stalk, tender white part only, finely sliced; 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce; 2cm ginger, finely chopped; 1 red chilli, roughly chopped - remove the seeds if you don't like it hot; 2 tbsp natural peanut butter - crunchy or smooth, it's up to you; 4 spring onions; 2 tsp of honey; sprigs of coriander, to serve - optional; lime wedges, to serve; Green salad, to serve

5 steps

Cook:15min

This is one of my favourite things to make for a dinner party starter but it's also perfect for a low-carb lunch boxed up and taken to work with a green salad. If you don't have skewers, don't worry, just lay your chicken strips out on a baking tray.

Updated at: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:22:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories451.1 kcal (23%)

Total Fat14.5 g (21%)

Carbs17.8 g (7%)

Sugars8.6 g (10%)

Protein62.1 g (124%)

Sodium2041.8 mg (102%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

3cloves garlic

2 x 240gskinless chicken breast fillets

sliced into long 1cm thick strips

3 Tbsplight soy sauce

1lemongrass stalk

tender white part only, finely sliced

1 ½ Tbspfish sauce

ginger

2cm, finely chopped

1red chilli

roughly chopped - remove the seeds if you don't like it hot

2 Tbspnatural peanut butter

crunchy or smooth, it's up to you

2 tsphoney

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your grill to maximum.

Step 2

Finely chop one of the garlic cloves. Place the chicken strips in a bowl and add the chopped garlic and 1 tablespoon of the light soy sauce. Mix the ingredients together. Thread the chicken onto skewers, making sure not to pack them too tightly otherwise they won't cook. Place the skewered chicken on the grill pan or a baking tray and slide under the grill. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side or until it is fully cooked through. Check by slicing into one of the larger pieces to make sure the meat is white all the way through, with no raw pink bits left.

Step 3

While the chicken is cooking, place the remaining garlic cloves and soy sauce in a blender along with the lemongrass, fish sauce, ginger, chilli, peanut butter, spring onions, a little drizzle of honey and a splash of warm water. Blitz until just smooth.

Step 4

Serve up your chicken skewers smothered in the delicious satay sauce, topped with coriander sprigs, if using, and with lime wedges to squeeze over.

Top Tip

Step 5

Here's a little tip for you. Soak your wooden skewers in cold water for 10 minutes before you load up the chicken and stick them under the grill. This stops the wood from burning and you having a fire on your hands!