Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce and Coconut Rice

This recipe is simply amazing! I have never been so happy with an experiment. My husband said it was phenomenal. That's a compliment I don't get often so I definitely recommend this recipe LOL! It's a combination of three different recipes that I found online. A dash of Pinterest, a sprinkle of this, and that. Voila! The original peanut sauce recipe(s) called for Red Thai Curry Paste. I went to Walmart and Target on my lunch break and neither store had it! Soooo I improvised and used Sriracha. It's not exactly the same but man was it a good addition to this sauce. The measurement below is the same amount that's called for for the curry paste so feel free to use that instead.

Chicken Satay
2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 inch segment of ginger, minced (halve it for chicken and sauce)
spoonful of minced garlic
salt and pepper
lime wedges

Peanut Sauce*
1 cup of natural peanut butter
3 tbsp of soy sauce
2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cup of light, unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup of sriracha (or less if you're not into super spicy food)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup of water
splash of sesame oil

Coconut Rice
1 cup of rice
salt
3/4 cup of light, unsweetened coconut milk
3/4 cup of water
1 tbsp of sugar (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven for 375.
Cut your chicken breasts into 3-4" strips. In a large Ziploc bag, add rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper. Zip bag and shake well. Then add chicken strips and repeat shaking process. Let marinate for 15 minutes at least! No shortcuts! Trust me, it's worth it for the depth of flavor.

Rinse rice so the water runs clear. Add all rice ingredients to a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Then cook on low for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and can be fluffed with a fork.

While the rice is cooking, prep your chicken to be skewered! The original recipe called for bamboo skewers. I used metal skewers and they worked just as well. Apply olive oil on a paper towel and run each metal skewer through the oil. Be sure to oil your towel between each skewer application because the paper towel will soak up the oil. After all the skewers are oiled up like an 80s action star, carefully poke each chicken strip in one end and the other. Place on a cookie sheet that is lined with aluminum foil. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes.

While your chicken is baking, prepare your sauce. Add all sauce ingredients to the pan and cook on medium-low heat. Stir constantly with a whisk. Plate chicken and rice. Pour sauce over chicken or serve on the side.

Serve and, as alway, enjoy!

*When I made this I had a lot leftover because it was just the two of us. This is fantastic a few days after and holds up really well. Goes great with rice noodles!