Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce & Fruity Prawn Thai Salad
November 25, 2009 in Uncategorized
Yesterday was a manicly busy day in the office, so I just didn’t get to posting the above promised recipe. Apologies – today isn’t going to be much better so I better get it done now!!! I am sitting here fresh as a daisy – as Karen and I have just got back from our swimming. It’s a totally awesomely glorius day in Durban today!!! Sun’s out – blue skies and even the grass looks a little greener this morning!
SATAY
Soak 8 bamboo skewers in some water (to stop them burning during cooking)
2 chicken Breasts cut into strips
Peanut Oil
Salt & Pepper
Cut the chicken into strips and feed the skewer through each piece. Brush them with some
peanut oil or sunflower oil and season with salt and pepper.
Fry them in a hot griddle pan – until cooked. – turning them three or four times.
PEANUT CHILLI DIPPING SAUCE
1 can of coconut milk
3 tbl spoons of thai red curry paste
3 tbl spoons of brown sugar or cane sugar
2-3 tbl spoons of fish sauce
squeeze of lime or lemon juice
3 Tbl of crunchy peanut butter
This sauce is sweet and sour and spicey – you can adjust any of the above ingredients to your liking.
Fry the curry paste in a tiny little bit of either sunflower or peanut oil.
Add the coconut milk – sugar and fish sauce – remove from the heat and
add in the peanut butter – keep tasting. Put back on the heat
and cook on a moderate heat for about 5 minutes.
When its to your liking remove from the heat and add a squeeze of lime or lemon.
Serve warm with the satay.
Fruity Prawn Thai Salad
Chopped Melon
Chopped Mango
Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
Chopped Cucumber
Chopped Coriander
Chopped Spring Onions
Crushed chopped Peanuts
Cooked Prawn Tails – optional from Woolies
Bung the above into individual serving bowls. You could vary the above to suite what you have in your
fridge – chopped green beans would be lovely – or mange tout – chopped pineapple – what ever
is seasonal and available.
Dressing
2 Tbl Fish Sauce
Juice of 2 lemon or limes
2tbl spoons brown sugar
chopped chilli
chopped ginger (not quite a whole Jan-Thumb!!!)
chopped garlic
1 tbspoon of peanut oil
Mix this together and keep stirring until the sugar dissolves the pour over the
individual salads – finally garnish the salad with a few crushed peanuts.
Buon Appetito!!!
supagran said on November 25, 2009
That prawn salad looks super, btw I made your Rosa Tomato recipe last night, such intense flavours! I did add some balsamic reduction.
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
The balsamic adds a nice sweetness … great minds think alike. I also made a batch cos I had some rosa tomatoes that I won’t get around to using at the moment. Have an awesome day!!! How’s the weather up your side today?
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
Thanks – I agree – even a traditional Italian dressing is yummy. My hubby prefers that to Thai Style!
natalie.peters said on November 25, 2009
Looks really, really good…I’ll be making this sometime next week
kimbauer said on November 25, 2009
WOWEEEE! Yum – Love anything satay or peanut buttery…
pinkpolkadot said on November 25, 2009
This sounds very delicious!!
It is also a beautiful day in Cape Town!
sharonsmit said on November 25, 2009
Sho, this looks very yummy!
Glad you are having a bit of sunshine! 
homemadeheaven said on November 25, 2009
Two helpings please – and a box for take away! Yummy to everything.
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
I agree – it was MY kind of food!!!
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
Thanks Shaz – it’s just awesome weather today!! The whole of Durban is smiling!!!
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
Me too – i could roll in peanut butter!!!
janicetripepi said on November 25, 2009
Let me know what you think!