Grilled Thai Curry Chicken Skewers with Coconut-Peanut Sauce (Recipe 146 of 150)

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Another chicken marinade. Scratch that...another delicious chicken marinade. This one was definitely flavorful and really well balanced. 

I did NOT make the peanut sauce though. I figured it was not something extra I needed to worry myself about. I'm sure it's delicious, but when you cook for 1, those type of sauces are difficult to cut down. 

Grilled Thai Curry Chicken Skewers with Coconut-Peanut Sauce

Recipe from Onceuponachef.com

Serves 4

FOR THE CHICKEN:

• 1/4 c soy sauce
• 3 T dark brown sugar, packed
• Zest of one lime
• 2 T vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 T curry powder
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2-1/2 - 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

FOR THE COCONUT-PEANUT SAUCE:

• 1 (13-oz) can coconut milk (do not use low fat)

1/4 c peanut butter

• 1/3 c dark brown sugar, packed
• 1-1/2 T soy sauce
• 1 T red curry paste
• 3 T fresh lime juice, from 2 limes

FOR SERVING

1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)

Pound the chicken breasts to an even 1/2-inch thickness between two pieces of wax or parchment paper. Cut the breasts into 1-1/2" pieces and set aside.

Make the marinade by combining the soy sauce, dark brown sugar, lime zest, vegetable oil, garlic, curry powder, ginger, cardamom and salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and mix until chicken is evenly coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Make the sauce by whisking together the coconut milk, peanut butter, brown sugar, soy sauce and red curry paste in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes. Add the fresh lime juice. Set aside.

Preheat the grill to high heat. Meanwhile, thread the chicken pieces onto skewers. Grease the grill. Place the skewers on the grill and cook for about 10 minutes, turning once, or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve the chicken skewers with the Coconut-Peanut Sauce and lime wedges, if desired.