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Sate Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Satay)

Name: Sate Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Satay)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 300g Chicken thigh; 3 tbsp Peanut butter; 2 tbsp Sweet soy sauce; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Chili sauce; 8 Bamboo skewers

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Indonesian-style grilled chicken skewers with a sweet-savory peanut sauce as the star.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A skewer-grilling technique found throughout Southeast Asia, where chicken or beef is threaded onto skewers and grilled over charcoal. In Indonesia, dipping it into a sweet, rich peanut sauce (sambal kacang) is the classic style — an essential dish at street stalls and home barbecues alike.

🌆 Where it's eaten: As evening falls, the smoke and savory aroma of stalls grilling skewers while fanning the charcoal drift through the streets.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Chicken thigh 300g
Peanut butter 3 tbsp
Sweet soy sauce 2 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves
Soy sauce 2 tsp
Chili sauce 1 tsp
Bamboo skewers 8

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces and thread onto bamboo skewers.
Marinate for 30 minutes in a sauce of sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, and grated garlic.
Grill or pan-fry both sides until nicely charred.
Mix the peanut butter with soy sauce, sugar, and a little water to make the sauce.
Add chili sauce to adjust the heat to taste.
Drizzle the sauce over the grilled skewers to finish.

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