Satay Made Easy in the oven

Made satay for my son's school event - International Day. He wanted to tell his friends about the yummy food that Singapore has to offer... & I have to crack my head!! With the limited ingredients that I have with me, I "managed". Made 20 sticks for my classmates & teacher from French Class today. I think they love it!!

@12:30AM 19 Dec 2015, I just finished baking 100 sticks of satay (skewed in toothpick) for the International Day. 

Before bake: 

After baked & coated with peanuts sauce : 

Thanks to Esther Tho, who have shared with me a wonderful tip on the marinade for the chicken. 

Satay Chicken Recipe 

Satay peanut sauce

700g chicken thigh meat , cut into strips 

Marinade:

2 tbsp of curry powder

1 tbsp of turmeric power 

3 tbsp sugar - I used brown sugar 

Salt to taste 

2 tbsp of soya sauce 

2 lemon grass, smashed & cut thinly / chopped finely.

Bamboo sticks - soaked in water for 30minutes - I used toothpicks for mini size satay. 

Preparation method : 

1. In a bowl, mix the chicken meat with marinade ingredients. Mix well & set aside for at least 3 hrs or overnight is best. 

2. Skew the meat onto the skewer/bamboo sticks. Lined the baking tray with aluminum foil & lay chicken neatly on the baking tray. You may wish to oil on the foil with some oil to prevent the meat stuck on the foil after baked. 

3a. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 degree C for 15 mins, take them out, coat each chicken meat with some peanut sauce. Pop them back into the oven for another 5 mins.

3b. Alternatively you can serve the peanut sauce separately in a bowl. If so, bake the chicken for 20mins at 180 degree C. 

4. Served with freshly cut cucumbers & red onions. 

Bon appétit !

Chin's notes : 

1. Coating of peanut sauce on meat is an option. You can served the peanut sauce separately.  

2. Homemade peanut sauce recipe : http://fromchinshome.blogspot.fr/2014/12/satay-peanut-sauce.html?m=1

3. Cut the chicken meat in strips not too thick abit 1 - 1.5cm wide & about 0.8cm thick. 

4. Alternatively you can try with different kind of meat, pork, beef or mutton. 

5. These are lovely finger food to prepare for parties. 

6. Chucky peanut sauce are difficult to coat on meat, if you intend to coat peanut sauce on satay, I'll suggest to purée/blend the peanut sauce to get a creamy texture. Too late for these satay I'll try next time! ;)