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Grilled Chicken Skewers (Sate Ayam Madura)

These Indonesian grilled chicken skewers (sate ayam Madura) with homemade sauce are tender, juicy, flavorful, and perfect for the summer grilling season. Learn how to make authentic Indonesian sate ayam (chicken satay) served with peanut sauce that you want to drizzle on everything.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indonesian

Ingredients

  • 500 gr boneless skinless chicken thigh or breast cut into 2 x 3 cm
  • 20 wooden or bamboo skewers soaked in water
  • Juice of 1 lime

Peanut Sauce:

  • 3 shallots
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tbs sweet soy sauce kecap manis
  • 5 candlenuts
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 tbs cooking oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 block chicken bouillon cubes
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves

Instructions

  • In a blender, combine the shallot, garlic, and candlenut and blend until smooth
  • Stir fry the garlic mixture with cooking oil until fragrant. Add the peanut butter, brown sugar, water, salt, chicken bouillon cubed, kaffir lime leaves and cook under low heat for 2 minutes. Add the sweet soy sauce
  • Cook until a thick mixture forms. Remove from heat and set aside
  • On a plate, combine 3 tablespoons cooked peanut sauce, 3 tablespoons sweet soy sauce and freshly squeezed lime.
  • Thread 4-5 pieces of chicken pieces into each skewer
  • Set aside for 15 minutes and grill until done
  • To serve: Add the rest of peanut sauce on top of chicken skewers and 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce. Add shallots and chopped chilies on top or on the side