Friday, December 3, 2010

how to make chicken satay / chicken on bamboo sticks , malaysian style

preparation : 40 minutes
grilling : 25-30 minutes
makes : 30-35 minutes

INGREDIENT :

600 g (1 1/3 ib) chicken meat (from 1 medium chicken or 4 drumsticks)
3 stalks lemon grass , sliced
2 1/2 cm (1in) turmeric root
2 clovers garlic
2 teaspoon salt
4 headped teaspoon sugar
1 teablespoon light soy sauce
1 teablespoon oil
30-35 satay sticks or skewers , soaked in water
1 stalked lemon grass , crusked at the thicker end gor basting
1/ coconut , grated (for 'coconut milk')
2 tablespoon

METHOD :

* slice chicken into 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 c, (1/2x1 in) pieces .season with ground ingredient , salt , sugar , light , soy sauce and oil and leave for 2 hours .
* thread meat onto 7 1/2 cm (3 in) of the satay sticks .
* using the crushed lemon grass as a brush , brush meat with combined pati santan and oil .
* grill over glowing coal on both sides , basting with coconut milk and oil mixture several times until meat is well done ..
* serve hot with satay peanut sauce , ketupat or nasi himpit (compressed rice cakes) and cucumber and onion  wedges .

p/s : you could use either beef or chicken

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