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Indonesian Chicken Skewers

Here's how you make Indonesian Chicken Skewers
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 25m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 55 grams red onion (1/2 small red onion, coarsely chopped)
  • 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 2 red chillies (coarsely chopped, fresh, long)
  • Ginger root (4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon raw sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons oil (grapeseed oil)
  • 1 lemongrass (stem, pale section only and finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon kecap manis (plus extra to serve)
  • 800 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs (fillets, trimmed and cut into 3cm pieces)
  • 35 grams desiccated coconut (1/3 cup)
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 300 grams green beans (trimmed halved diagonally)
  • 800 grams cabbage (1/2 wombok Chinese cabbage, thickly sliced)
  • 200 grams bean sprouts (trimmed)
  • 1 lime, whole (halved, extra to serve)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the onion, garlic, chilli, ginger, sugar and 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil in a food processor and process until smooth and season with salt and pepper.

  • Step 2: Transfer 2/3 of the chilli mixture to a bowl and reserve, setting aside.

  • Step 3: Add lemongrass, lime rind, juice and kecap manis to remaining chilli mixture and process until smooth and transfer to a bowl and add chicken, tossing to coat.

  • Step 4: Thread chicken on to 8 pre-soaked wooden skewers.

  • Step 5: Heat a non stick frying pan over medium low heat and add the reserved chilli mixture and cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until aromatic and then add the coconut and cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until aromatic and then add water and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until thick and then transfer to a bowl.

  • Step 6: Preheat a barbecue or chargrill pan pn medium high.

  • Step 7: Drizzle chicken with remaining oil and cook, turning for 10 minutes or until cooked through.

  • Step 8: Meanwhile, bring a big saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook beans for 2 minutes and then add wombok and sprouts and cook for 1 minute or until tender crisp and then refresh under cold running water and drain well.

  • Step 9: Add vegetables to chilli mixture and toss to combine and serve with skewers, lime halves and extra kecap manis.


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