Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers With Satay Dip Separate Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN SATAY

Steps:

• Put wooden skewers in a shallow dish and cover with water. Let soak for 20 minutes.
• Place chicken strips into a bowl. Combine soy sauce, tomato sauce, peanut oil, garlic, pepper, and cumin in a small bowl; mix to combine. Pour over chicken strips and mix so chicken is well coated on all sides. Marinate for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the peanut sauce. Add 1 tablespoon oil to a hot skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add peanut butter, sugar, soy sauce, and water. Mix well. Cook until sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and remove from heat.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread each chicken strip onto a skewer.
• Place skewers on the preheated grill and cook for a total of 10 minutes, flipping once halfway through cooking. Serve the satay skewers immediately with the peanut sauce for dipping.

LEMON CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; set aside 1/4 cup for basting. Pour half into a large bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Pour the remaining marinade into another large bowl. Add the zucchini, onions and tomatoes; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate chicken and vegetables for up to 4 hours or overnight., Drain and discard marinade. Alternately thread chicken and vegetables onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6 minutes on each side or until chicken juices run clear, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH SATAY DIP

Steps:

• Whisk together: lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Pour over the chicken breasts in a glass bowl. Cover and marinate in the refridgerator for 6 hours or overnight.
• To make the Satay dip: cook the olive oil, sesame oil red onion, garlic, ginger root and red pepper flakes in a small pot on medium heat until the onion is transparent (10 - 15 minutes). Whisk in vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, sherry and lime juice and cook for another minute. Cool and use as dip for chicken skewers.
• To cook the chicken: Grill the chicken breast for 10 minutes on each side until cooked through.
• Cool slightly and cut chicken diagonally in 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Skewer chicken strips with wooden skewers and serve with Satay dip.