Chicken Satay Skewers

Fire up the grill for summer with these tasty chicken satay skewers, that pair with V. Sattui’s Merlot, or lighter red wines.

INGREDIENTS

Chicken:
Chicken Breasts or Thighs — 2 lbs
Wooded or Metal Skewers —  as needed
Garnishes — as needed (Fried Shallots, Green Onions, Cilantro)

Satay Marinade:
Coconut Milk — 2/3 cup
Curry Powder — 1 tbsp | 15g
Black Pepper — 1 1/2 tbsp | 8g
Dark Brown Sugar — 2 tbsp | 30g
Garlic Powder — 1 tsp | 5g
Kosher Salt — 1 tbsp | 15g

Peanut Sauce:
Canola Oil — 2 1/2 tbsp | 20g
Shallot (Minced) — 2 tbsp | 50g
Red Curry Paste — 1 tbsp | 20g
Yellow Bell Pepper (Fine Diced) — 1 tbsp | 25g
Green Bell Pepper (Fine Diced) — 1 tbsp | 25g
Red Bell Pepper (Fine Diced) — 1 tbsp | 25g
Ginger (Fine Diced) — 1/3 | 50g
Coconut Milk Unsweetened — 2 cups | 300g
Peanut Butter — 2 tbsp | 32g
Fish Sauce — 2 tbsp | 26g
Dark Brown Sugar — 2 tbps | 28g
Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar — 1/2 tsp | 2g
Salt — 1 tbsp | 25g | to taste

PREPARATION

Peanut Sauce:
In a saucepan over medium high heat, sweat shallots until softened and translucent.

Add Red curry paste and sweat the curry paste until fragrant and aromatic.

Add bell pepper and ginger to the saucepan and sweat until softened.

Add coconut milk, peanut butter, fish sauce, dark brown sugar, stir to fully combine and bring to a light simmer over medium low heat.

Finish peanut sauce with rice wine vinegar and adjust salt to taste. Reserve Sauce for later.

Chicken Satay Skewers:
Cut chicken breasts or thighs into long ½” strips, reserve for later.

In a large mixing bowl combine curry powder, black pepper, salt, dark brown sugar and coconut milk, whisk until fully combined. Cover sliced chicken in marinade and allow to marinate for at least four hours or overnight.

Once marinated, skewer chicken and prepare the grill.

Grill marinated skewers until the internal temperature of Chicken hits 150°F for breast meat or 175°F for Thighs.

Serve immediately alongside garnishes, (fried shallots, micro cilantro, green onion) and a glass of V.Sattui’s 2021 Red Collection.

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