Spicy Skewered Chicken with Peanut Dip
Peanut Sauce Ingredients:
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1 tablespoon peanut oil or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon grass*
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Dip Ingredients:
3/4 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons coconut milk or milk
Chicken Ingredients:
1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons finely chopped lemon grass**
2 teaspoons peanut oil or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 16 (6x1/2-inch)
strips
16 (6 to 8-inch) wooden skewers
1 small cucumber, seeded, cut into 16 chunks, if desired
Stir together all peanut sauce ingredients in small bowl with wire
whisk.
Stir together 3 tablespoons peanut sauce, sour cream and coconut
milk in small bowl. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
Heat broiler. Combine remaining peanut sauce, brown sugar, 2
teaspoons lemon grass, 2 teaspoons oil and soy sauce in medium bowl.
Add chicken strips; toss to coat. Thread 1 strip chicken on each
wooden skewer.
Place skewers on broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat, turning
once, until chicken is no longer pink (4 to 5 minutes).
To serve, thread 1 chunk cucumber on each skewer. Serve warm with
dip.
*Substitute 1 teaspoon finely chopped chives and 1/4 teaspoon
freshly grated lemon peel.
**Substitute 2 teaspoons finely chopped chives and 1/2 teaspoon
freshly grated lemon peel.
TIP: For more peanut butter flavor, add an additional 1 or 2
tablespoons peanut butter to peanut sauce.
Yield: 16 appetizers
Nutrition Facts (1 appetizer) Calories: 100
Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Sodium: 95 mg
Carbohydrates: 3 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 7 g |