singapore satay

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 stalks lemon grass, chopped
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded thin
• 12 wooden or bamboo skewers

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 30 mins


• in a large nonreactive bowl, stir together the onion, garlic, lemon grass, soy sauce, peanut oil, turmeric, brown sugar, cumin, ginger, salt, and pepper. reserve about 2 tablespoons of marinade in a small bowl, and refrigerate until cooking time. mix the chicken breasts into the remaining marinade, stir to coat well, and marinate in refrigerator overnight.
• about 30 minutes before serving, soak the skewers in water. preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• remove the chicken breasts from the bowl, and discard the used marinade. cut each chicken breast on the diagonal into 6 long strips, and thread a chicken strip one of the soaked skewers. grill the skewers, turning frequently and basting with the reserved marinade, until the chicken is cooked through with brown, crispy edges, 5 to 8 minutes per skewer.