Indonesian chicken satay with peanut sauce

Name: Indonesian chicken satay with peanut sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 200 g Chicken breasts; 0.5 tsp Chili paste; 0.5 tsp Soy sauce; 0.5 tsp Ginger; 0.5 tsp Lemongrass; 4 tbsp Peanut oil; 1 Onion; 90 ml Broth; as needed Wooden skewers

Chicken satay skewers with peanut sauce, ginger, chili, and lemongrass. Grill for 3–4 minutes per side. Makes 2 servings.

Asian cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11–13 min
Total time: 26 min
Servings: 2 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Asian

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Indonesian chicken satay consists of thin strips of chicken breast threaded onto skewers and brushed with spicy peanut sauce. The flavor base is onion sautéed with peanuts, sambal oelek chili paste, soy sauce, ginger, and lemongrass, then thinned with broth and peanut oil. The chicken is roasted or grilled for just three to four minutes per side. Serve the remaining sauce with the cooked skewers.

Instructions

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Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat 2 tbsp peanut oil in a skillet, add the onion and peanuts, and season with sambal oelek chili paste, soy sauce, ginger, and lemongrass. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Gradually add a little water or chicken broth until the mixture is smooth. Stir in 2 tbsp peanut oil to make a thick sauce.
Cut the chicken breasts into thin strips about 15 cm long and thread them onto skewers. Brush the chicken with the sauce and roast or grill for 3–4 minutes per side. Serve the remaining sauce with the chicken.
Tip: If you are short on time, use store-bought satay sauce.

Tip: Pour the sauce for brushing the raw chicken into a separate bowl so the brush does not touch the sauce you will serve with the cooked skewers. Thread the strips onto the skewers in a wavy pattern so they do not curl up during cooking.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 398 kcal
Protein: 24 g
Carbohydrates: 6.8 g
of which sugars: 3.1 g
Fat: 30 g
of which saturates: 5.3 g
Fiber: 0.9 g
Salt: 0.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Indonézske kuracie satay na špajdliach s čili a zázvorom