Spicy Peanut Chicken Kabobs Recipes

SPICY PEANUT CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Set aside 3 tablespoons marinade for sauce. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add onion and chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight. Cover and refrigerate sauce., Drain and discard marinade. Thread chicken onto eight metal or soaked wooden skewers. , Grill chicken, covered, on an oiled rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Brush with reserved sauce before serving.

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium. Soak the skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat, add the garlic and cook, stirring, until just golden, about 1 minute. Add the peanut butter, ketchup, soy sauce and 1/2 cup water and stir until well blended. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and set aside.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and thread onto the skewers. Lightly oil the grill grates. Grill the chicken, flipping often, until cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Drizzle some of the sauce over the chicken and scatter with cilantro and Fresno chile if using. Serve with the remaining peanut sauce, steamed rice and lime wedges.

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.

SPICY LEMON CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine lemon juice, 3 tablespoons oil, wine, pepper flakes and rosemary. Add chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate up to 3 hours., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Thread chicken onto 6 metal or soaked wooden skewers. Grill, covered, over medium heat until no longer pink, turning once, 10-12 minutes., Meanwhile, place lemons on grill, cut side down. Grill until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Squeeze lemon halves over chicken. Drizzle with remaining oil; sprinkle with chives.

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.

SPICY PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and red pepper; set aside.
• Heat wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add oil; rotate wok to coat side. Add chicken, garlic and gingerroot; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add bell pepper; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add broth mixture to wok. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until sauce is thickened. Stir in peanuts. Sprinkle with onions.

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all sauce ingredients in a food processor and mix. Thin as needed with a little water or rice vinegar, just until sauce is smooth. It will be very thick at this stage. This is okay!
• Cut each chicken breast lengthwise into four strips. Toss strips with lime juice, soy sauce, vinegar and cardamom. Allow to sit in this mixture for about an hour.
• Preheat grill or broiler, and cook chicken until done and lightly browned.
• Warm sauce in a small saucepan, and drizzle over cooked chicken, or serve on the side for dipping.

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.

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.