Indonesian Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce (Satay Ayam)

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• •1 lb chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• •0.75 c. à café salt
• •1 pinch ground white pepper
• •1 c. à soupe sunflower seed oil
• •24 wooden skewers
• •1 tasse water
• •5 c. à soupe peanut butter
• •2 c. à soupe kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
• •1 c. à soupe brown sugar
• •2 cloves garlic, minced
• •0.5 c. à café salt
• •1 c. à soupe lime juice

Method

1. 1.Combine chicken thighs, 3/4 teaspoon salt, white pepper, and sunflower seed oil in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
2. 2.Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning during cooking.
3. 3.Bring water, peanut butter, kecap manis, brown sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan; stir to combine. Remove from heat and add lime juice; transfer peanut sauce into a bowl.
4. 4.Thread marinated chicken onto skewers; brush 2 tablespoons of peanut sauce over chicken skewers.
5. 5.Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange chicken skewers in batches on the grill pan and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve skewers with remaining peanut sauce.