Curry Chicken with Satay Sauce

Chicken curry

Chicken breasts (I use the boneless skinless from costco, and then cut them in half so they cook faster)

Curry powder (I use Sharwood’s hot curry powder, but feel free to experiment.  This one is my favorite after lots of experimenting)

Oil (Coconut is preferable, but EVOO will do just fine too)

Now, I have had a hard time getting my curry hot (spicy hot) enough.  I have stumbled on a solution that works for me!  First put several tablespoons of oil in a hot skillet (it should lightly cover the bottom of the skillet).  Then add the curry powder.  I add several tablespoons.  It should have the consistency of a thin paste.  Let it get real hot and bubbly, let it bubble for a minute or two, and then turn off the stove.  Let the mixture sit for at least 5 minutes before you start cooking the chicken.  Using the same curry, if I don’t let it sit it doesn’t get hot, but if it does!…nice heat!

Just add your chicken breasts and cook them!  It takes me about 7 minutes per side, but just make sure it’s cooked all the way through without overcooking them.

While the chicken is cooking, you can put together the satay sauce.

 Satay Sauce

Fresh Ginger, about the size of 2 walnuts, peeled and sliced across the grain

1 cup natural peanut butter, creamy

1 cup chicken broth (I will heat mine before I add it, so that the sauce is warm) (I have had to substitute water before, and it still turned out)

1T Lemon juice

1 T soy sauce (make sure it is REAL soy sauce)

1/2 t. tabasco sauce (you can vary this depending on how much heat you want)

3 crushed garlic cloves

1 T. Splenda

Just throw all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Serve either poured over the chicken, or as a dipping sauce.  We do it as a dipping sauce, which I then smother my chicken with.

I admit that my taste for this dish comes from us living in Africa when I was a child.  Adjust the heat as needed!  Beware that some people just can’t mentally handle having peanut butter on their meat!  My dad likes to pour it over his salad as a dressing, and dips his veggies in it as well.  Hubby won’t touch the stuff!  This IS my favorite recipe!