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Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

          Preparation and cooking time:   35 minutes
     Fresh ginger adds a bit of heat and a lot of flavor to this chicken.  You can substitute 1/2 tsp ground ginger if you don't have fresh; and add more if you like the heat.  For a hotter dish you could add crushed red pepper, Asian chili sauce or even Tabasco to the marinade and/or the peanut sauce.

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless          300gr, 10.5oz
2 tbs lemon juice          30gr, 1oz
2 tbs soy sauce          32gr, 1.2oz
1 tbs brown sugar           9gr, .32oz
2 cloves garlic          6gr, .2oz
1 tbs fresh ginger, peeled and minced about 5 slices the size of an American quarter or 1 euro coin           11gr, .39oz
1 tsp chili powder           2.5gr, .09oz
2 - 4 skewers

Soak skewers in warm water while preparing chicken and making marinade.
Cut chicken breast into long strips, 3 or 4 from each breast.  Thread the meat the long way onto the skewers, (sort of pleating it).  Mix the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl.  Place chicken skewers into a baking dish and pour marinade over. Allow to marinade for 20 - 40 minutes. When ready, remove from marinade and grill over direct heat for 8 - 10 minutes.  Can also be done under the broiler (grill) for same amount of time.  Or, you could skip the skewers and stir-fry them in 1 tbs olive oil and 1 tsp sesame oil.  Serve with Peanut Sauce on the side.

Warm Peanut Sauce                                                              Time: 10 minutes

1/3 cup chunky peanut butter creamy will do if that is what you have           85gr, 3oz
2 tbs fresh snipped chives
1 tbs snipped fresh parsley
1 tsp chili powder          2.5gr, .9oz
1 tsp sesame oil          4.5gr, .16oz
2 tsp olive oil          9gr, .32oz
2 tsp soy sauce          10.6gr, .38oz
2 tsp lemon juice          10gr, .35oz
1 tsp brown sugar           3gr, 1.05oz
1/3 cup chicken stock          75gr, 2.65oz

Heat oils in small saucepan. Add chives and chili powder and sauté briefly.  Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring well to combine.  Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.

Shown served on a bed of Brown Rice with Crisp Green Beans.

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Nutrition Information               Chicken Breasts only               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   423 / 211.5 Total Carbohydrates:  18.5 / 9.25           Dietary Fiber:   1.7 / .85 Total Fat:   8 / 4          Saturated Fat:  2 / 1 Cholesterol:   192 / 96 Protein:   68 / 34 Calcium:   47.5 / 23.75 Sodium:    2162 / 1081

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation.  If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

 

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Nutrition Information                 Peanut Sauce only               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   653 / 326 Total Carbohydrates:   30 / 15           Dietary Fiber:   8 / 4 Total Fat:   56.5 / 28.25          Saturated Fat:   9 / 4.5 Cholesterol:   1.6 /.8 Protein:   22 / 11 Calcium:   53 / 26.5 Sodium:    1096 / 548

Peanut Sauce

Note:  The nutrition information assumes that you eat all of everything.....