Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• Chicken Satay
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon minced galangal or fresh ginger
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 1pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts or chicken thigh, cut into 1-inch strips
• 14 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes vegetable oil, for grilling
• butter lettuce leaves
• fresh cilantro leaves
• Peanut Sauce
• 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
• ¼ cup coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon red curry paste
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Crushed roasted peanuts for garnish

Instructions

1. Combine the yogurt, ginger, garlic, and curry powder in a medium bowl, stir to combine. Place the chicken strips in the yogurt marinade and gently toss until well coated. Cover and let the chicken marinate in bowl in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
2. Heat peanut butter, coconut milk, red curry paste, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and red pepper flakes over medium-low heat in small saucepan until the mixture begins to simmer, stirring constantly. Transfer to small serving bowl and garnish with peanuts.
3. Thread the chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers. Heat a grill pan over medium heat and brush it with oil. Grill skewers 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until nicely seared. Serve immediately with lettuce leaves, cilantro and spicy peanut sauce, allowing guests to remove wooden skewer and enjoy chicken wrapped in a lettuce leaf.