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    By Amanda Smyth 11 Comments

    mum's delicious chicken satays

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    Remember a time before food blogs, when the very best recipes were handwritten on the backs of envelopes and shared? 

    When I asked my Mum if she would share her chicken satay recipe with you all, it arrived as this photo. I can picture the exact accordion file that it came from - a treasure trove of well-worn, favourite, hand-written recipes. skip to recipe

    The recipe makes 30 small satays, so they're perfect for offering as finger food as a function. We mostly just eat them as a tasty, nourishing mid-week meal. 

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    mum's delicious chicken satays

    Prep 10 mins

    Cook 20 mins

    Inactive 2 hours

    Total 2 hours, 30 mins

    Author Maureen Cootes | Cooker and a Looker's Mum

    Yield 30 satays

    My mum has been making this recipe since I can remember. The satay sauce is so good I could eat it by the spoonful!

    Ingredients

    500g chicken thighs

    for the marinade

    ½ teaspoon curry powder

    2 teaspoon soy sauce

    1 teaspoon honey

    ½ teaspoon chilli powder

    1 teaspoon cumin

    2 tbs oil

    for the satay sauce

    3 teaspoon oil

    1 onion, finely diced

    1 clove garlic, minced

    125ml coconut milk

    125ml water

    ¼ teaspoon sambal oelek

    ¼ teaspoon palm sugar

    ½ cup peanut butter

    1 ½ tbs lemon juice

    Instructions

    Combine the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Slice the chicken into thick strips. Add the chicken to the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.

    Soak the skewers in cold water.

    To make the satay sauce, gently fry the onion and garlic in oil over a low heat. Increase the heat to medium and add the remaining ingredients, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat.

    Thread the chicken pieces onto skewers and cook on an oiled barbeque, fry pan or hibachi grill (if you have one).

    Serve the skewers over rice, drizzled with satay sauce. Enjoy!

    Courses Dinner

    Cuisine Asian

    chicken satay recipe

    I have a folder of saved recipes, much like my mum. That said - mine is a fraction of the size and the recipes are mostly typed. I doubt mine will ever be as well-organised as hers or as extensive! 

    do you have a folder of saved recipes?

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    1. Jenny Schulz says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:01 pm

      This looks delicious and I've been looking for a good satay recipe.
      How much chicken is used and is it breast?

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        September 11, 2017 at 4:43 pm

        Hi Jenny, I'm sorry the ingredients weren't displaying, should be fixed now. I used chicken thigh but you can use beef, lamb or pork.
        A x

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    2. Jan Bishop says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:50 pm

      Thanks for this, it looks good. I was given a recipe from a dutchman who had lived in Indonesia when it was Dutch. It is sadly long lost but was very delicious and this looks similar. I think there were small amounts of a couple of other ingredients, but I will definitely give this a go. I love satay.

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        September 11, 2017 at 4:44 pm

        Me too Jan! 🙂

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    3. Seana Smith says

      September 12, 2017 at 4:19 pm

      Hello, I've printed this before even commenting - hooray! Where can I buy sambal oelek?? Is it in the supermarket?? Have never ever used it before, getting into new territory here.

      My kids love chicken satay so this is on for a dinner next week.

      Thank you to your muma nd you too. From all of us!

      I have a recipe book where I have handwritten recipes, but also a folder with printed faves... and a folder in my computer too.

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        September 14, 2017 at 9:35 am

        It'll be in the Asian aisle at the supermarket Seana. It's a spicy chilli sauce, so if you don't have any you could substitute sriracha. A x

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    4. Aria says

      September 16, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      This chicken satays is looks so yummy and delicious !!!…Thanks for the recipe.

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        September 25, 2017 at 9:26 am

        No worries Aria - glad you enjoyed them!

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    5. Lucy says

      September 22, 2017 at 5:10 am

      Hi Amanda, this was absolutely amazing!!!!! I made it last night and it was so good. Will definitely be adding it to my regular dinner list!

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        September 25, 2017 at 9:27 am

        Glad to hear it Lucy! A x

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    6. Meg says

      December 28, 2018 at 9:36 am

      My mum has a similar thick book. Which I love to go through.
      But we are truly a modern cooking family. Favourite recipes are typed into Google drive documents, on a shared folder. This has the advantage of being able to share with others, but also gives us access to popular ones when we are away from home (or even just when grocery shopping!)

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