Every summer, when I host BBQ parties, I would always have satay for my guests. My favorite is chicken satay. It’s hard not to fall in love with satay—skewered of marinated meat (chicken or beef) grilled over fire, and then served with a savory peanut dipping sauce. The combination is just brilliant.
While I make Malaysian-style satay most of the time, for examples: chicken satay and beef satay, I also love a good Thai chicken sate, which is marinated with coconut milk and fish sauce, two key ingredients in Thai recipes. Unlike its Malaysian counterpart, Thai sate tastes milder and less complex in taste, pretty good nonetheless.
This is my Thai chicken sate with peanut sauce recipe, adapted from a cookbook. Try it out and I am sure you (and your guests) would absolutely welcome a skewer or two, or three freshly grilled sate with the creamy peanut sauce.
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Sothy
I’m Cambodian but I love Thai sate. Yours looks delish must try.
Corrie
no matter how many times I ask my son and hubbie what do they want for dinner you can guarantee my son will say satay! :-)
joey
I want some of these right now! Love sate…and types actually :) Now if only I had a bbq grill!
Rasa Malaysia
Joey – now you have the perfect excuse to get one!
meg jones wall
looks delicious! will definitely give this a try :)
Patricia Tanumihardja via Facebook
How about Indonesian? :) Everyone loves my mom’s chicken satay and that’s what we always make at bbqs too. No hamburgers and hot dogs for us!
Scott Jay Regner via Facebook
Why choose? I love them both!
Tim Vei via Facebook
Malay
Lena Lee via Facebook
Malaysian definitely
Sylvia Santosa via Facebook
Agree…indonesian chicken satay is the yummiest….
Looi Yong Lun via Facebook
Thai sate is good. But Indonesian the best satay. Hmmm yummy…..
Ng Shio Wei via Facebook
Malaysian sate for me!
Mazuine Messina via Facebook
i like Indo and Malay sate,Thai not so much!
HL Tay via Facebook
I prefer Malaysian satay
Willy Joenoes via Facebook
if I have to pick one from the two, maybe I’ll go with the Malaysian(although im not so sure what malaysian satay taste like); but if you included Indonesian, hands down it’s definitaly
Astrid Probst Deetlefs via Facebook
Sounds Yummy!!!
Rajni Sud via Facebook
Malaysian satay rocks!!
Low Siang Chen via Facebook
Malaysia SATAY SUPER COOL.
jessica
wow it look and sounds yummy, i must cook it for my family and friends and im sure they will defo like….for all asian food lovers you should defo visit Taj Palace
Annaneemas
Defo? You’re stupid
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that wasnt very nice
Elle Gee
I agree
Rosanne Malpage
Short for definitely!
anthonyc
Thai for me……this is a monthly regular in my household. Great stuff, although my missus uses red curry paste and grinds all the peanuts herself for the sauce…no peanut butter for her!
pudave
anthonyc..thanks for posting that you use red curry paste.. good to know cause i dont know where to find masaman curry.. thanks for the substitute idea! :) cant wait to try it
The Spanish Wok via Facebook
No preference, I love anything Satay, yum.
Simon
Made satay a few times. Just returned from blue elephant culinary training in bangkok. Hower as a peanut allergic person i had to replace them with cashew nut paste. But it still worked wonders. Also made this a few times with tahini (sesame paste) and had decent results.
Debbie
Having company over for dinner. Got to try this. http://www.debbieshomecooking.com
Hameed Ajmal Sheikh
I dont know how to get Masaman curry paste and also Fish sauce in any place outside Malaysia or Indonesia as it is not well known name and we dont know from which ingredients it is made from.Could anybody explain what it is called in other places like USA,Canada or even UK and how to get it.I lived in Indonesia and use to like satay very much but I could not get the recipe for Peanut sauce.
Pheesao
You can find Fish Sauce and many, many other Asian recipe ingredients at any Asian or Oriental Market. Filipino stores also carry many Asian ingredients. The small Asian stores carry it and it’s relatively inexpensive. A 1 Litre bottle is only about $1.79 – $1.99; depending on where you live. The curries are a bit more expensive. If there are no Asian/Oriental stores near you, You can try using salt, but you will miss out on some of the flavor. Ranch 99 Supermarket is a large supermarket that has stores all over the West Coast. all over the West Coast. They have anything & everything you could ever need for Asian cooking. Hope this helps. Pheesao
Zet
Look for “Patis” if you are in a Filipino/Kabayan store. They normally sell it there. This rely may be too late for this comment but I hope this helps others in the future. :)
Salty
Made this last night and they were better than I’ve ever had at a Thai restaurant. Have leftover peanut sauce which I’ll get creative with.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Salty for trying my Thai chicken sate recipe!
Salty
I want to thank you.
Also I substituted apricot preserve for the tamarind juice and the added sugar.
Jake Wilson
Bee!, I have both green and red Mae Ploy Curry Paste in the fridge, can I use either instead of the Masaman?
Rasa Malaysia
Use the red curry don’t use green curry.
Anna Bulkovshteyn
Made the satay for a BBQ last night, was a huge hit!
Rasa Malaysia
That’s awesome so glad that my Thai chicken sate with peanut sauce is a huge hit.
Saltwater
What is sweet soy sauce? Is it like Japanese Ponzu?
Rasa Malaysia
No, sweet soy sauce is soy sauce that has been sweetened. You can get it at Asian stores or online.
Tanzina Tasneem
How long can i refrigerate the marinated chicken?
Rasa Malaysia
Overnight.
Neil B.
I’m fusing your recipe with an Indonesian recipe from a 1970 Pacific and S.E. Asian cookbook that I’ve come to love and trust. I have been to a few places today sourcing fresh ingredients. Funny that the one recipe calls for Japanese soy, molasses and ground Malay laos root. American food may be a little mixed up, but Asia Pacific food is downright schizophrenic, and I love it like that. 50 people are getting fed satay tomorrow. Wish me luck.
Rasa Malaysia
Good luck Neil I am sure it will turn out great.
Michelle
Would love to see the Malayasian recipe to compare the two. What do you reccommend when a recipe calls for Asian curry powder?
Rasa Malaysia
Just buy any regular curry powder. My Malaysian chicken satay is here https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-chicken-satay/
P-town
I made your chicken satay today. I did not have lemongrass, which was a bummer. My five and seven year old LOVED it! A major win for mom. Thanks for the recipe. Even better than take out!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi P-Town, thanks for trying, yes this Thai chicken sate is great.
Lisa
Any substitute for the tamarind juice? I don’t think it was listed on the ingredient list! Is it okay to omit? Thanks, can’t wait to try this!
Adric Spiteri
So good. I love this dish
Denise Schafer
Just made the marinade. This marinade tastes very salty. Once the chicken is cooked, does it taste salty?
Rasa Malaysia
No, it shouldn’t, especially after dipping with peanut sauce.
Zet
I got confused with the two satay recipes. I ended up using the Malaysian satay marinade and Thai chicken sate peanut sauce. My husband and I enjoyed the combination. Thanks for sharing both recipes!!
Rasa Malaysia
That’s great, I am happy that you guys enjoyed the chicken sate and peanut sauce.
Tasha
I must say… THANK YOU! Thank you for the excellent receipe! I couldn’t get any galangal, but it worked out fine without it.
Rori
Any substitute for tamarind sauce? Can Garam Masala curry powder be used instead of paste and crunchy peanut butter?