Sweet Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 macadamia nuts or candlenuts if available
- 4 shallots, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 4 hot red chiles, seeded if milder flavor is desired, and sliced
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
- ½ teaspoon [3 mL] black pepper
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons [10 mL] ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon [3 mL] trassi (concentrated, fermented shrimp paste; see Chef Notes)
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] tamarind paste, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water and strained
- 2 tablespoons [10 mL] vegetable oil
- 2 slices galangal (laos)
- 1½ stalks lemongrass, cut into 3-inch [8-cm] pieces, bruised
- ¼ cup [60 mL] brown sugar or palm sugar
- 1¼ pounds [560 g] boneless chicken, cut into ¾-inch [2-cm] cubes
- 6 hot red chiles, seeded if milder flavor is desired, and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 shallots, sliced
- 1 tablespoon [15 mL] brown sugar or palm sugar
- ½ teaspoon [3 mL] salt
- ¼ cup [60 mL] fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup [240 mL] chunky peanut butter, at room temperature
- About 2 cups [480 mL] hot water, as needed
- 10 wooden skewers, soaked 30 minutes in warm water if wood
- 2 tablespoons [30 mL] crispy fried shallots (see Chef Notes), for garnish
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