Jim Coleman Recipes

Summer Chicken Satay

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 pound chicken breast, skinned, boned cut crosswise into ½-inch strips
• 3 shallots, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• ½ stalk lemon grass, minced
• 1 slice ginger, cut across the grain about ½-inch think
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ tablespoon palm sugar (you can use regular soft brown sugar)
• ½ tablespoon tamarind juice
• ½ tablespoon sweet soy sauce (available at Oriental Markets)
• ½ cup light coconut milk
• Satay sticks - bamboo skewers, soaked in cold water for 1 hour

To prepare this recipe:

Mix together shallots, garlic, lemon grass and turmeric powder, almost into a fine paste. Add palm sugar, tamarind juice, coconut milk and soy sauce. Mix well.

In a bowl, combine mixture with chicken. Mix well. Marinate for 2 hours.

Thread 1 piece of chicken onto each Satay stick.

Grill on medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side.