Satay is Southeast Asian street food—strips of spiced meat, threaded on skewers and sold at carts all over the region. Although it’s served with all sorts of condiments, peanut sauce has become the Western favorite. And why not? It’s spicy, sweet, salty and the perfect match to the chicken strips.
| Prep Time: | 30 minutes |
| Ready in: | 35 minutes |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 3 tablespoons lime juice | |
| 3 tablespoons canola oil | |
| 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce | |
| 2 teaspoons fish sauce (see Ingredient note) | |
| 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper | |
| 1 pound chicken tenders | |
| Spicy Peanut Sauce (recipe follows) | |
Recipe Directions
- To marinate chicken: Whisk lime juice, oil, soy sauce, fish sauce and crushed red pepper in a shallow baking dish until combined; add chicken and turn to coat. Let marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Preheat grill to high.
- To grill chicken and serve: Thread each chicken tender onto a wooden skewer (see Tip). Grill the chicken skewers until cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, about 3 minutes per side. Serve warm or chilled with Spicy Peanut Sauce for dipping.
The peanut sauce will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. | Equipment: 12 wooden skewers (see Tip)
To prevent wooden skewers from burning on the grill, wrap
the exposed portion in foil before grilling. (Contrary to popular
wisdom, soaking them in water doesn't prevent them from burning.)
Ingredient note: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian sauce
made from salted, fermented fish. You can find it in the Asian
section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty
markets.
Health Advantages: low calorie, low carb, low sat fat, low sodium, heart healthy, diabetes appropriate, healthy weight.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 4 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 184 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 0 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 4 g | Dietary Fiber: | 1 g | Cholesterol: | 49 mg | |||
| Fat: | 8 g | Sodium: | 330 mg | Saturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Protein: | 20 g | Potassium: | 32 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Selenium (28% daily value). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 3 very lean meats, 1 fat | 0 Carbohydrate Servings | |||||||
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