Chicken Satay with Rice and Sesame Salad

Chicken Satay with Rice and Sesame Salad

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Ingredients

Rice

  • 2 cups jasmine rice
  • 3 cups boiling water

Chicken

  • 1 pack chicken thighs
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce

Sesame Salad

  • ½ lettuce
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ telegraph cucumber
  • 1 pack mung bean sprouts
  • 1 pack sesame seeds

Satay Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 packs peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 165ml coconut cream

Steps

  1. Cook rice Bring a full kettle to the boil. Add rice, boiling water and a pinch of salt to a pot and bring to the boil with a lid on. Reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and steam, covered, for 5 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. Prep and cook chicken Pat chicken dry and season. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook chicken for 5-6 minutes each side, or until cooked through. Add soy sauce to pan with chicken and cook for a further 1 minute, until chicken is coated. Rest, covered.
  3. Prep salad Finely shred lettuce; grate carrot; dice cucumber. Add all to a bowl with remaining sesame salad ingredients and a drizzle of sesame oil and vinegar. Season and toss to combine.
  4. Make satay sauce Combine all satay sauce ingredients in a pot on low heat and whisk until smooth. Bring to a simmer then cook for 2-3 minutes, until thickened slightly
  5. Serve rice topped with chicken and satay sauce and serve sesame salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2640 kj
631 kcal
Protein 36.4g
Carbohydrate 43.0g
Fat 34.2g