Indonesian pork satay or chicken satay is a delectable dish that tantalizes the taste buds with its unique blend of spices and succulent flavors. Originating from the vibrant culinary traditions of Indonesia, this dish consists of tender pork or chicken skewers marinated in a savory blend of aromatic herbs, spices, and flavorful seasonings. These skewers are then expertly grilled over hot coals, infusing them with a smoky, charred aroma that perfectly complements the tender meat. Typically served with a spicy peanut sauce that adds a delightful creamy texture and a piquant kick, this dish is a true culinary delight that embodies the essence of Indonesian cuisine.
This recipe article offers two variations of this classic dish: spicy Indonesian pork satay and spicy Indonesian chicken satay. Both recipes provide step-by-step instructions, ensuring that home cooks of all skill levels can recreate this authentic Indonesian delicacy in their own kitchens. The pork satay recipe utilizes a combination of pork shoulder and pork belly, resulting in a tender and flavorful skewer. The chicken satay recipe, on the other hand, uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs for a leaner and healthier option. Both recipes emphasize the importance of using fresh, high-quality ingredients to achieve the best possible results.
In addition to the main satay recipes, this article also includes instructions for making two types of spicy peanut sauce: a classic spicy peanut sauce and a spicy peanut sauce with tamarind. The classic spicy peanut sauce is a staple condiment in Indonesian cuisine, providing a rich, creamy, and slightly spicy complement to the grilled skewers. The spicy peanut sauce with tamarind adds a tangy and slightly sweet dimension, creating a more complex flavor profile. Both sauces are incredibly versatile and can be used as dipping sauces for a variety of other dishes, making them a valuable addition to any home cook's repertoire.
Whether you prefer the bold flavors of pork satay or the leaner texture of chicken satay, this recipe article has something to offer every palate. With its detailed instructions, helpful tips, and vibrant photography, this article is the ultimate guide to creating authentic and delicious Indonesian pork or chicken satay at home.
CHICKEN SATAY WITH INDONESIAN PEANUT SAUCE
Provided by Rachel Conners
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Soak satay sticks in water for about 4 hours before you plan on using them. Place the palm sugar in a saucepan and cover halfway with water. Boil down until it becomes syrupy.
- Place all ingredients except chicken into a food processor and process until paste-like.
- Transfer the paste into a heavy pan and simmer over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until water is evaporated and the mixture gets a bit darker. Take off heat and let cool slightly.
- Combine 2 tablespoons of palm sugar syrup with the paste. Combine with chicken until chicken is completely covered, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Make the peanut sauce while marinating. (recipe below)
- After the peanut sauce is made and 1 hour (at least) has elapsed, retrieve the chicken and the skewers. Spear four pieces of meat tightly on each skewer until all the chicken has been skewered.
- Grill over medium heat for about 10 minutes, flipping the skewers halfway through, or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with peanut sauce.
- While the chicken is marinating, heat a wok or saucepan with about 3 inches of vegetable oil. Fry the peanuts, garlic, chili slices, and ginger until the garlic and peanuts are golden brown.
- Transfer the ingredients (sans oil) into either a mortar and pestle or a food processor. If using the former, grind all ingredients for about 10-15 minutes or until very finely ground and peanut-butter like. If using the latter, process all the ingredients together until they have become peanut butter.
- Place the peanut mixture into a wok or heavy saucepan. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut milk, sweet soy sauce, palm sugar syrup, and lime leaves. Bring to a simmer and slowly add in the rest of the coconut milk. Let simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the lime juice and sprinkle with shallots before serving. Cover to keep hot while cooking the chicken.
INDONESIAN PORK SATAY
Serve with dipping sauce on the side. Chicken, beef, or lamb can also be used instead of pork.
Provided by Debbie
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Spicy
Time 6h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a food processor, process garlic, green onions, ginger, peanuts, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Puree until almost smooth. Pour in broth and butter, and mix again.
- Place pork cubes in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour mixture over meat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat grill for medium heat. Remove pork cubes from bag, and thread onto skewers. In a small saucepan, boil the marinade for 5 minutes. Reserve a small amount of the marinade for basting, and set the remainder aside to serve as a dipping sauce.
- Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes, or until well browned, turning and brushing frequently with cooked marinade. Serve with dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 682.4 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 155.7 mg, Fat 49.6 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 41.6 g, SaturatedFat 20.1 g, Sodium 2332 mg, Sugar 11.3 g
INDONESIAN SATAY
This is an original Indonesian satay. I send it from a long way. Hope all over the world, readers can enjoy it.
Provided by Bunda Estherlita Suryoputro
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indonesian
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a bowl, mix soy sauce, tomato sauce, peanut oil, garlic, black pepper, and cumin. Place chicken into the mixture, and stir to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes, but not overnight. This will make the meat too dark.
- Preheat the grill for high heat.
- Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and saute onion and garlic until lightly browned. Mix in water, peanut butter, soy sauce, and sugar. Cook and stir until well blended. Remove from heat, mix in lemon juice, and set aside.
- Lightly oil the grill grate. Thread chicken onto skewers, and discard marinade. Grill skewers about 5 minutes per side, until chicken juices run clear. Serve with the peanut sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Cholesterol 67.1 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 30.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 957.1 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
SPICY INDONESIAN PORK SATAY (OR CHICKEN)
One teaspoon of dried red pepper flakes with give you a mild heat flavor for more spice then increase the pepper flakes. Plan ahead the pork needs to marinade 8-24 hours. Make certain to soak the wooden skewers a minimum of 30 minutes before threading and grilling. Serve with favorite dipping sauce or you can use whatever leftover marinade that you have after basting the satay as a dipping sauce if desired. Make certain to use only low-sodium soy sauce for this recipe, also if you are using peanuts in place of peanut butter they must be unsalted. The recipe may be doubled but divided into two separate recipes and the pork marinated in two separate bowls. This will work well on on an indoor grill or oven broiler heat. For dipping sauce see recipe#143558
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Pork
Time 8h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- One day ahead; in a food processor process garlic cloves, green onion, ginger, peanut butter, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander seed, dried red pepper flakes and black pepper until almost smooth.
- Add in chicken broth and butter; process until blended (about 6 seconds).
- Place the pork cubes in a large glass bowl, then pour the marinade on top; toss with a spoon to coat pork with marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate for 8-24 hours, tossing a few times during chilling time (this can also be done in a large resealable plastic bag).
- Set grill to medium heat.
- Remove the pork from the bowl (do not discard marinade).
- Thread the pork cubes onto skewers.
- Place the marinade into a small saucepan and boil for 5 minutes.
- Grill the skewers for 10-15 minutes or until browned, basting with the cooked marinade frequently with cooking.
- Serve with desired dipping sauce and cooked rice.
BALINESE PORK SATAY (SATE BABI) WITH SWEET SOY GLAZE AND PEANUT SAUCE RECIPE
This recipe is inspired by the delicious pork satay I had at a night market on the north shore of Bali: little chunks of marinated meat threaded onto bamboo skewers, grilled over coals until charred, then served with a sweet-and-spicy peanut-based dipping sauce.
Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt
Categories Appetizer Entree Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvres Mains Snacks
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- To Cook: Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange coals on one side of charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to the highest heat setting, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.
- Brush pork with another layer of glaze just before serving and serve with peanut sauce on the side or spooned on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fiber 6 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 1641 mg, Sugar 34 g, Fat 28 g, ServingSize Serves 6 to 8, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
INDONSESIAN PORK SATAY
Delicious peanut buttery spicy skewers. These are suprisingly lowfat if you use natural peanut butter (the kind you keep in the fridge) Use pork tenderloin with any fat trimmed.
Provided by Mamablowfish
Categories Pork
Time 22m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Blend peanut butter, onion, garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, hot sauce and canola oil together (blender does well).
- Marinate pork cubes in mixture for 10 minutes at least or up to a couple hours in the fridge.
- Push pork on skewers (if using bamboo, soak in water for 30 minutes so they don't burn).
- Grill or broil for 10-12 minutes turning occasionally until done.
- Serve over plain brown or white rice or add snowpeas and baby corn to rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 662.9, Fat 43.5, SaturatedFat 12.4, Cholesterol 142.9, Sodium 1197.4, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 10.5, Protein 51.2
AUTHENTIC BALINESE INDONESIAN SATAY CHICKEN
This is amazing! I got this recipe from a lady I met on my honeymoon in Bali. It's Indonesian home cooking so it's more authentic than the Satay you could try in the restaurants. To make this dish quicker to prepare, you could use unsalted peanut butter instead of roasting and peeling the peanuts. Oh and if you don't like your food spicy, use only 1 chilie or omit them all together. Enjoy!
Provided by Natalia 3
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Mix the marinade ingredients (tamarind pulp through oil), add chicken and set aside to marinade for at least 20 minutes.
- To prepare the peanut sauce heat the oil in a saucepan add chillies and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft (about 5 minutes). put the mixture into the food processor and add the peanuts, salt and sugar. Process briefly so that the peanuts are still chunky. Add hot water and process again to make a thick sauce.
- Thread 4 chicken cubes onto each skewer. Grill on the barbecue or griddle pan until golden brown on both sides and cooked inside. Serve with dipping bowls of peanut sauce rice or pita bread and fresh cucumber salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 703.2, Fat 51.7, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 80, Sodium 673.9, Carbohydrate 29.6, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 11.9, Protein 35.4
INDONESIAN CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH PEANUT SAUCE (SATAY AYAM)
I'm Indonesian but I live in Spain. I'd like to share with you my recipe of satay ayam. It has helped me a lot to overcome my homesickness. I hope this dish will be one of your favorite Asian dishes. You will not be able to resist the sweet and salty taste of the peanut sauce!
Provided by lenakurniasih
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indonesian
Time 1h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine chicken thighs, 3/4 teaspoon salt, white pepper, and sunflower seed oil in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
- Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning during cooking.
- Bring water, peanut butter, kecap manis, brown sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan; stir to combine. Remove from heat and add lime juice.
- Thread marinated chicken onto skewers. Set about 2 tablespoons peanut sauce aside in a small bowl and brush the sauce in the bowl over chicken.
- Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange chicken skewers in batches on grill pan and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve skewers with remaining peanut sauce from the saucepan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 70.1 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 1338.9 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
PENANG PORK SATAY
I'm not exactly sure how much pork satay they eat in Penang, but I'm confident that your average pork-loving Malaysian would enjoy this explosive combination of flavors. Use a fairly large chunk of pork, because it doesn't take long to develop that beautifully brown, crusty exterior on the grill. Or in a broiler turned to high. Or in the oven at 500 degrees! Serve over rice with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Malaysian
Time 4h50m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place fresh turmeric in a food processor along with powdered turmeric. Add ginger, shallot, garlic, brown sugar, ancho chili powder, coriander, chipotle, cayenne, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, tamarind paste, and cilantro. Blend into a fine paste.
- Cut pork into 1 1/2-inch cubes, trimming off fat as needed. Place pork in a bowl; season with salt. Pour in the marinade. Mix and massage pork with your hands until completely coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 18 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread pork through skewers so the pieces are touching but not squished together. Reserve leftover marinade.
- Grill skewers, brushing on reserved marinade, until pork just starts to firm up but is still slightly pink in the center, about 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 897.8 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
SWEET AND SPICY CHICKEN SATAY
A great mix of heat and sweet! Chicken skewers marinated and grilled to tender, juicy perfection. Enjoy with a peanut sauce, honey, or even plain!
Provided by SHANLEI
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 1h46m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, teriyaki sauce, vinegar and curry paste. Coat chicken with the sauce, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat a grill or broiler for high heat. Remove chicken from the marinade and thread onto skewers. Discard remaining marinade.
- Grill or broil chicken for 3 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.9 calories, Carbohydrate 23.4 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Protein 39.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 722.5 mg, Sugar 23 g
GRILLED INDONESIAN CHICKEN SATAY
This recipe was given to me by my neighbour who is one of the nicest people I know. She is originally from Indonesia and moved to Canada a few years ago. I am guessing at serving sizes, and cooking times so please adjust amounts to what you think you need. I am also guessing at the amount of oil added to the basting sauce as I was told just to add a little oil to make it easier to baste with. You may need more basting sauce depending on how much you put on while cooking and I would double or triple the sauce if you have more than a pound of meat.
Provided by Cilantro in Canada
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.
- Thread chicken or pork onto skewers.
- Season both sides with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Mix sweet soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, oyster sauce oil together and set aside.
- Grill chicken or pork on the BBQ, basting with the sauce as you cook the meat.
INDONESIAN PORK SATAY
I got this recipe a couple of years ago and it is a family favorite. It says to grill but I just cook it up in a pan and serve over rice. :)
Provided by SweetsLady
Categories Pork
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a food processor, process garlic, green onions, ginger, peanuts, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Puree until almost smooth. Pour in broth and butter and mix again.
- Place pork cubes in large resealable bag and pour mixture over meat. Marinate in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat grill to medium heat. Remove pork cubes from bag and thread onto skewers. In small saucepan, boil the marinade for 5 minutes. Reserve a small amount for basting and set the remainder aside to serve as a dipping sauce.
- Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill for 10-15 minutes, or until well-browned, turning and brushing frequently with cooked marinade. Serve with dipping sauce.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- Choose the right type of meat for your satay. Beef and chicken are popular choices, but you can also use pork, lamb, or goat.
- Marinate the meat for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight, to allow the flavors to develop.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the meat into thin strips for even cooking.
- Thread the meat onto skewers, alternating between meat and vegetables, if desired.
- Grill the satay over medium heat until cooked through, turning frequently to prevent burning.
- Serve the satay hot with your favorite dipping sauce, such as peanut sauce, kecap manis, or sambal.
Conclusion:
Spicy Indonesian Pork Satay or Chicken is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a party or potluck. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a little planning, you can easily make this dish at home and impress your friends and family.
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