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There are over 250 recipes, all with detailed Nutrition Analysis.
But if this is what you are looking for - here's the recipe:Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Total time: 35 minutesFresh ginger adds a bit of heat and a lot of flavor to this chicken. You can substitute 1/2 tsp ground ginger if you don't have fresh; and add more if you like the heat. For a hotter dish you could add crushed red pepper, Asian chili sauce or even Tabasco to the marinade and/or the peanut sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 300gr, 10.5oz2 tbs lemon juice, 30gr, 1oz
- 2 tbs soy sauce, 32gr, 1.2oz
- 1 tbs brown sugar, 9gr, .32oz
- 2 cloves garlic, 6gr, .2oz
- 1 tbs fresh ginger, peeled and minced about 5 slices the size of an American quarter or 1 euro coin, 11gr, .39oz
- 1 tsp chili powder, 2.5gr, .09oz
- 2 - 4 skewers
Instructions:
- Soak skewers in warm water while preparing chicken and making marinade.
- Cut chicken breast into long strips, 3 or 4 from each breast. Thread the meat the long way onto the skewers, (sort of pleating it).
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl. Place chicken skewers into a baking dish and pour marinade over. Allow to marinade for 20 - 40 minutes.
- When ready, remove from marinade and grill over direct heat for 8 - 10 minutes.
- Can also be done under the broiler (grill) for same amount of time. Or, you could skip the skewers and stir-fry them in 1 tbs olive oil and 1 tsp sesame oil.
- Serve with Peanut Sauce on the side.
Warm Peanut Sauce Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter creamy will do if that is what you have, 85gr, 3oz
- 2 tbs fresh snipped chives
- 1 tbs snipped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp chili powder, 2.5gr, .9oz
- 1 tsp sesame oil, 4.5gr, .16oz
- 2 tsp olive oil, 9gr, .32oz
- 2 tsp soy sauce, 10.6gr, .38oz
- 2 tsp lemon juice, 10gr, .35oz
- 1 tsp brown sugar, 3gr, 1.05oz
- 1/3 cup chicken stock, 75gr, 2.65oz
Instructions:
- Heat oils in small saucepan.
- Add chives and chili powder and sauté briefly.
- Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring well to combine.
- Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
Shown served on a bed of Brown Rice with Crisp Green Beans.
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Nutrition Information |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/
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Nutrition Information |
Peanut Sauce
Note: The nutrition information assumes that you eat all of everything.....
The fine print:
The recipes do NOT use processed foods, with the exception of- canned (tinned) tomatoes and sauce in winter (or use your own from the freezer)
- red and white kidney beans, chickpeas (or use dried and cook earlier)
- tuna, olives, capers, mustard, ketchup and other condiments
- occasionally other items... puff pastry, pimientos, etc.
- Great for the wonderful (organic) produce from your CSA - or your own garden
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