Appetizer: Satay Ayam

An Indonesian chicken satay dish.

Ingredients

1 tbsp garlic sauce
2 tsps fresh ginger
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper sauce
450 g chicken meat
1 tsp lime peel
2 wedges yield lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsps peanut butter
4 tsps low sodium soy sauce
7 tsps packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. Soak wooden skewers for minimum 30 minutes in cold water.

2. To prepare saté, combine chicken with 3 teaspoons of light brown sugar, 2 ½ teaspoons of soy sauce, fresh ground ginger, lime rind, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, garlic, in a medium bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.

3. To prepare sauce, combine 4 teaspoons of light brown sugar, 1 ½ tsp teaspoons of soy sauce, lime juice, ¼ teaspoon of crushed red pepper, garlic clove and peanut butter in a medium bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.

4. Thread chicken onto each of 8 (8") skewers.

5. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.

6. Serve chicken with sauce.