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Satay ayam (chicken skewers, coconut peanut sauce)

Name: Satay ayam (chicken skewers, coconut peanut sauce)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken; 1 tsp Turmeric; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Red curry paste; 100 g Peanut paste; 200 ml Coconut milk; 30 g Palm sugar; 1 Cucumber

Preparation time: 50 min
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Chicken — to buy500 g
Turmeric — to buy1 tsp
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Red curry paste — to buy1 tbsp
Peanut paste — to buy100 g
Coconut milk — to buy200 ml
Palm sugar — to buy30 g
Cucumber — to buy1

Preparation

Marinate the thinly sliced chicken with turmeric, crushed garlic, sugar and a drizzle of oil, 1h chilled.
Thread the slices onto bamboo skewers pre-soaked in water to prevent burning.
Make the sauce: fry the red curry paste in oil, add peanut paste, coconut milk and palm sugar.
Simmer the sauce 10 min over low heat until coating consistency, adjust salt.
Grill the skewers over charcoal or a very hot griddle, 2-3 min per side, brushing with oil.
The skewers should be lightly caramelized and charred at the edges, tender inside.
Serve with the satay sauce, raw onion and diced cucumber.