Beef Pork Or Chicken Satay Recipes

BEEF, PORK, OR CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• Make the marinade: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well (if working ahead, leave out the peanuts until ready to use). Seal and refrigerate. The marinade will keep for a couple of days.
• Prepare the meat: Slice the meat across the grain as thinly as you can (a scant 1/8 inch is ideal). Transfer to a large zip-top bag (only one type of meat per bag) and add the marinade. Seal the bag and toss it back and forth to coat the meat well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or, for best results, 8 hours. Light a medium-hot grill fire. While waiting for the grill to heat, remove the meat from the refrigerator. Thread a few slices of meat onto each skewer, bunching up the slices (see below), to cover about 5 inches of the skewer.
• Grill the skewers: Generously spray the meat with vegetable oil and put the skewers on the medium-hot grill, arranging several skewers close to one another. Flip and turn frequently until the surface is slightly charred and the meat feels firm when pressed with tongs. Grill as follows (times are approximate): pork ( charcoal, 3 minutes; gas, 7 minutes); medium-rare beef ( charcoal, 3 minutes; gas, 6 minutes); chicken breast( charcoal, 2 minutes; gas, 4 minutes); chicken thighs( charcoal, 4 minutes; gas, 5 minutes). Transfer to a platter and serve hot.

INDONESIAN PORK SATAY

Steps:

• In a food processor, process garlic, green onions, ginger, peanuts, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Puree until almost smooth. Pour in broth and butter, and mix again.
• Place pork cubes in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour mixture over meat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat grill for medium heat. Remove pork cubes from bag, and thread onto skewers. In a small saucepan, boil the marinade for 5 minutes. Reserve a small amount of the marinade for basting, and set the remainder aside to serve as a dipping sauce.
• Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes, or until well browned, turning and brushing frequently with cooked marinade. Serve with dipping sauce.

BEEF OR PORK SATAY SKEWERS

Steps:

• Soak 4-6 wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• Cut the pork or beef into 1/2in dice. Push the cubes onto the soaked bamboo skewers, only covering half of the skewer with meat.
• Mix together all the marinade ingredients. Place the kebabs in a shallow dish and pour over the marinade. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and leave to marinate overnight if possible.
• To make the sauce, blend the peanut butter with the garlic and cilantro in a food processor or liquidizer.
• In a separate jug, mix the soy sauce, sake, chili oil and coconut milk. With the blender running, pour the mixture slowly into the blender until the sauce is thick, but not set like peanut butter. If the sauce is too thick, loosen it with a tablespoon or so of water.
• Brush the marinated kebabs with olive oil and broil or barbecue for 6-8 minutes, until cooked through.
• Serve with the peanut sauce for dipping.

SINGAPORE SATAY

Steps:

• 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 onto 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.

CHICKEN (OR BEEF) SATAY

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, trim any fat from chicken, then cut into 3" strips.
• For marinade, place onion, garlic, ginger, soy, shili powder, coriander, brown sugar lemon juice and vegetable oil in a zip top bag and mix well. Add chicken strips and mix in marinade until well coated. Put in refrigerator for 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Remove meat from marinade and thread the strips accordion style onto pre-soaked wooden skewers.
• Broil the skewers for 8-10 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with the marinade until cooked through.
• Meanwhile, make sauce.
• Mix coconut milk with peanut butter, fish sauce, and lemon juice in saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer sauce to serving bowl and serve with cooked satays.