Peanutty Chicken Kabobs Recipes

PEANUTTY CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• Brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Thread chicken pieces on four 10- to 12-inch metal skewers, leaving space between each piece.
• Make Spicy Peanut Sauce; reserve 1/2 cup sauce to serve with cooked kabobs. Brush chicken with half of the remaining sauce.
• Cover and grill kabobs 4 to 5 inches from medium heat about 15 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with remaining sauce, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Serve kabobs with reserved sauce and the peanuts.

CHICKEN KABOBS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken into 3/4-inch pieces. (For easier cutting, partially freeze chicken about 1 hour.) In large glass bowl, mix chicken and remaining kabob ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Soak 14 to 16 bamboo skewers in water at least 30 minutes before using to prevent burning.
• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion in oil, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until blended (sauce will separate if overcooked).
• Set oven control to broil. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Thread 4 or 5 chicken pieces on each skewer. Brush chicken with marinade.
• Broil chicken with tops about 4 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes. Turn; brush with marinade. Broil 4 to 5 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Discard any remaining marinade. Serve chicken with sauce.

MARINATED CHICKEN KEBABS WITH A PEANUT SATAY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl or storage container. Chop chicken into about 2cm cubed pieces, add to marinade and marinate for several hours or overnight.
• Soak skewers in water for about 30 minutes prior to using to prevent them from burning while cooking.
• Reserve marinade. Thread a piece of chicken followed by a mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken, mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken. Repeat with remaining chicken and vegetables.
• Grill or BBQ skewers turning a couple of times and basting with the reserved marinade. Until cooked about 15-20 minutes.
• I usually use red and yellow peppers as well but as I was serving these over a Thai-style salad that already had peppers in it, I chose to omit them.
• Sauce.
• I prefer to make this ahead of time and just re-heat as this allows for the flavors to really come out.
• Heat oil in a pan, add onions and garlic and cook to soften onion.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine, leave on a low heat, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens. Sauce can be made a day ahead and just re-heated.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients; cook and stir over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until smooth. Reserve half of sauce for serving. Slice chicken lengthwise into 1-in. strips; thread onto 12 metal or soaked wooden skewers., Grill, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 2 minutes; turn and brush with sauce. Continue turning and basting for 4-6 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Place cabbage on a serving plate; top with chicken. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve with reserved sauce.

CHICKEN KABOBS IN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place lime juice, peanut butter, lime peel, spice and herb blend and ginger in blender. Puree until blended. Place chicken in lime-peanut marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 15 minutes but not more than 2 hours.
• Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Drain chicken; reserve marinade. Thread chicken pieces on four 6-inch skewers, leaving space between each.* Place on rack in broiler pan. Broil chicken with tops 3 to 4 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and brush remaining marinade over chicken. Broil 3 to 4 minutes longer or until juice from chicken runs clear. Place kiwifruit and pineapple on bed of rice; top with skewers of chicken. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the pineapple juice over chicken and rice.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• Soak 5 to 6 wooden skewers in water for at least 1 hour.
• In the bowl of a food processor, grate the onion until it's finely chopped. Add the peanut butter, tomato paste, olive oil, cumin, salt, crushed red pepper and powdered ginger. Continue to blend until the mixture is well combined and smooth.
• Transfer the sauce to a large bowl. Add the chicken to the sauce and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to allow the chicken to marinate.
• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Clean and oil the grates with olive oil, if necessary.
• Add the chicken to the wooden skewers (make 5 to 6 skewers). Brush both sides of the chicken with any leftover marinade.
• Carefully place the chicken skewers onto the grill. Grill until the chicken is cooked through on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Serve over jasmine rice garnished with green onions, if desired.

LIME-GINGER CHICKEN KABOBS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry with a paper towel, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks, and sprinkle with salt.
• Stir mayonnaise, lime zest, ginger, salt, and pepper for the marinade in a bowl until smooth. Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag, add marinade, seal, and massage the bag until all the chicken pieces are coated. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight.
• Soak 6-inch wooden skewers in a bowl of water for at least 30 minutes.
• Whisk peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, and sambal oelek together in a bowl. Slowly whisk in small amounts of warm water until dipping sauce reaches the desired consistency; set aside.
• Heat the grill to medium-high and oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and thread chicken onto the skewers; discard marinade.
• Place skewers on the hot grill and cook until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear, 10 to 12 minutes, lowering the heat if chicken is browning too fast. Turn skewers as often as necessary for even browning, and to keep the chicken from burning.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with fresh lime wedges and peanut sauce for dipping.