Cordero en Adobo con Papas y CalabacitasSlow-simmered lamb stews similar to this are made in fondas (market food stalls) and by home cooks, too. The robust flavor of the stew comes from red chile paste called adobo. I add boiled potatoes and zucchini to the stew and put a customary bowl of Pickled Jalapeños and Carrots on the table. Accompany with soft warm tortillas, oval Mexican sandwich rolls (bolillos), or other sandwich rolls.
Thai Chicken Satay is a classic Thai barbecue dish featuring tender marinated chicken skewers served with a rich, creamy peanut sauce. Infused with lemongrass, garlic, tamarind, and warm spices, this popular street food is perfect for barbecues, family dinners, or party appetizers.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the vegetable oil, soy sauce, tamarind paste, lemongrass, garlic, cumin, coriander, lime juice, muscovado sugar, and chili powder.
Add the chicken strips and toss until every piece is evenly coated.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile, prepare the peanut sauce by combining the coconut milk, peanut butter, chopped peanuts, red Thai curry paste, fish sauce, tomato paste, and brown sugar in a saucepan.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until the sauce becomes smooth and creamy.
Reduce the heat to low and keep the sauce warm.
Thread the marinated chicken onto soaked skewers.
Lightly oil the barbecue or grill and cook the skewers for 3 to 5 minutes per side until the chicken is fully cooked and lightly charred.
Serve the chicken skewers immediately with the warm peanut sauce for dipping or spoon the sauce over the top.
Notes & Wine Advice
Recipe Notes
Soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before grilling to prevent them from burning.For the most tender chicken, marinate it for 4 to 8 hours if time allows.Serve with steamed jasmine rice, cucumber salad, or Thai pickled vegetables for a complete meal.Warning: This recipe contains peanuts and is not suitable for anyone with a peanut allergy.
Wine Advice
A chilled Riesling complements the spicy peanut sauce and fragrant Thai flavors beautifully.A crisp Gewürztraminer is another excellent pairing with this classic Thai dish.
Thai Chicken Satay is one of Thailand’s most famous street food dishes, loved for its tender marinated chicken and rich, creamy peanut sauce. The chicken is infused with classic Thai flavors including lemongrass, tamarind, garlic, lime, coriander, and cumin before being grilled until lightly charred and juicy. Served with a warm peanut dipping sauce, these flavorful skewers are perfect for barbecues, family dinners, or entertaining guests with authentic Thai cuisine.
Why You’ll Love Thai Chicken Satay
This chicken satay recipe delivers authentic Thai flavor using simple ingredients that are easy to prepare ahead of time. The aromatic marinade keeps the chicken incredibly tender while the creamy coconut peanut sauce provides the perfect balance of sweet, salty, spicy, and nutty flavors. Whether served as an appetizer or main course, these skewers are always a crowd favorite. If you enjoy Asian-inspired dishes, browse our Barbecue Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Poultry Recipes, Thai Recipes, and Party Food Recipes.
How To Make Chicken Satay
Prepare the fragrant marinade by combining the herbs, spices, tamarind, soy sauce, lime juice, and oil before coating the chicken thoroughly. Allow the chicken to marinate for at least one hour so the flavors penetrate the meat. While it marinates, prepare the creamy peanut sauce and keep it warm. Grill the skewers until lightly charred and fully cooked before serving immediately with plenty of warm dipping sauce. Thai Chicken Satay is at its very best straight from the grill.
Serving Thai Chicken Satay
Serve this chicken satay with steamed jasmine rice, cucumber salad, Thai pickled vegetables, or grilled pineapple. It also pairs beautifully with fresh spring rolls and other Thai-inspired appetizers for a complete meal.
Storage Tips
Store leftover Thai Chicken Satay and peanut sauce separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat the chicken gently before serving and warm the sauce over low heat, adding a splash of coconut milk if needed. For additional food storage guidance, visit the FDA Food Safety website.
This traditional Thai favorite combines fragrant spices, tender grilled chicken, and an irresistible peanut sauce into a dish that’s easy enough for weeknight dinners yet impressive enough for special occasions. Once you’ve made homemade Thai Chicken Satay, it’s sure to become a regular feature on your barbecue menu.
BirriaWhen I'm in Guadalajara, it's a must to visit the immense Mercado Libertad. It's an amazing place with everything for sale from fresh produce and foods of all kinds to clothing, handicrafts, and jewelry. At one of the numerous fondas (food stalls) is where I first ate birria, a rustic stew and one of the great specialties of the state of Jalisco. The soupy broth and shredded stewed lamb or other meat is served with lime wedges, salsa, and warm tortillas. The condiments are essential to authentic flavor of the dish. This recipe is a modern adaptation of the original pit-cooked meat. The meat needs to marinate overnight, so start one day ahead. Reheating the stew makes it taste even better.
Put the lamb shanks in a large oven casserole dish or roasting pan with a lid.
Set aside.
In a dry skillet, over medium heat, toast the chiles, turning, until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
Cut the chiles open and remove the seeds.
Cut or tear the chiles into pieces and put in a bowl.
Cover with hot water and soak for about 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, on a large nonstick skillet, over medium heat, pan-roast the garlic and tomatoes, turning, until slightly soft and charred in spots, 8 to 10 minutes.
Transfer to a blender.
In the same skillet, toast the oregano and cumin seeds until aromatic, about 20 seconds.
Add to the blender.
Add the soaked chiles to the blender, discarding the liquid.
Add the cloves, allspice, vinegar, tequila, salt, and ½ cup of water.
Blend as smoothly as possible.
Pour the marinade through a fine-mesh strainer into the pan with the meat.
Discard debris left in the strainer.
Turn the meat to coat with the marinade.
Cover and refrigerate 24 hours.
Bring the meat (in the dish) to room temperature about 1 hour before cooking.
Add the chicken broth.
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
Put on the lid.
Bake the meat 2 hours, or until the meat is falling-apart tender.
Remove the meat from the broth and let stand about 20 minutes.
When cool enough to handle, separate the meat into thick shreds.
Discard the bones.
(If done ahead, cover and refrigerate the meat and broth separately.
Then remove the congealed fat on top of the broth before finishing the dish, or the broth can be poured into a fat skimmer to remove the fat.
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To serve, reheat the broth.
Add the meat to the broth and heat through completely.
Serve in soup bowls with lime wedges, salsa, and tortillas.
Cordero en Salsa de Chile Ancho y Vino RojoIn the village of Tequila, near Guadalajara, we were served huge delicious beef shanks, called chamorro, by our hosts at the Herradura Tequila distillery. My version uses lamb shanks since they are easier to handle and almost everyone likes them. Serve with Mexican Rice and crusty rolls. This is a great dish for entertaining.
Barbacoa de Cordero al HornoTraditional barbacoa is a whole lamb, goat, or pig that's seasoned and maybe marinated as in this version, then wrapped in leaves of one kind or another, and roasted in a pit. Then: a fiesta!It isn't necessary to dig a pit and roast meat underground to entertain your guests with succulent lamb barbacoa anymore though. Preparing barbacoa in the oven is the simple contemporary way to cook lamb or baby goat in the thriving city of Monterrey, capitol of the state of Nuevo Leon, in northern Mexico. In this region, flour tortillas are always served with goat or lamb barbacoa along with beans, salsa, guacamole, and plenty of cold beer from the breweries of Monterrey. The meat can also be eaten as an entrée with beans, rice, and tomatoes.
Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Fiery Cilantro-Mint Sauce
Cordero con Salsa de Cilantro y YerbabuenaGrill or broil the lamb until it's nice and brown with a bit of charring on the outside and barely pink inside, for mouth-watering meat that's absolutely wonderful with a nueva sauce made of cilantro, mint, and pumpkin seeds. It's a delicious example of blending the old and the new in Mexican cooking. Serve the lamb with Baked Potatoes Stuffed with Corn.
In a small bowl, mix the oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper.
Rub the mixture all over the meat.
Let stand about 45 minutes.
Prepare an outdoor grill or heat an oven broiler.
Grill the lamb over hot coals or broil under a hot oven broiler, turning 3 to 4 times, until browned on the outside, and the internal temperature is 130° for medium-rare on a meat thermometer, about 25 to 30 minutes total.
Prepare the sauce.
Let the meat rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Fan a portion of the sliced lamb on individual serving plates and spoon a portion of sauce over each serving.
Pierna de Cordero EnchiladaSlow-cooked meats braised in chile sauce is a traditional Mexican method of cooking to make meat so tender that it falls off the bone. You will need a large ovenproof casserole dish or roasting pan with a lid to hold the lamb rather snugly. Serve this with soft tortillas to soak up the juices. For a wonderful side dish with the lamb, serve Hominy, Corn, and Poblano Chiles.
Cordero estilo YucatánThis dish of boneless lamb coated with Yucatán seasonings and cooked with onions, tomatoes, and chiles is typical of the stews served in market food stalls and some restaurants.Small white beans, ibis, are grown in the Yucatán, so I accompany the stew with White Beans with Roasted Garlic.
Cerdo con Salsa de Jitomate con ColacheSinaloa, on the northwest coast of Mexico, is a rich agricultural state with eleven major rivers running to the sea from the mountains to the west.Tomatoes, squash, chickpeas, potatoes, and a great variety of other vegetables and tropical fruits are cultivated in the state. My husband and I traveled through some of this region, and this recipe comes from a dish of braised pork cooked in a simple fresh tomato sauce that's typical of the region. If yellow zucchini is not available, use all green zucchini. Tortillas or crusty oval Mexican sandwich rolls (bolillos) are a must to sop up the juicy and tasty tomato sauce.
Asado de BodaZacatecas is a lovely colonial city in north-central Mexico that sits in a ravine at 8,100 feet, where vast silver deposits were discovered during the Spanish reign of Mexico. During a late-winter visit, my husband and I explored much of the town on foot, pausing frequently to catch our breath at the high altitude, and to marvel at the elaborate restored buildings and cleanliness of the city. One evening, we selected La Cantera Musical restaurant for dinner. My entrée of asado de boda was delicious. Boda means nuptials or wedding.This dish is a type of mole and is typically served for weddings or anniversary celebrations. Mexican chocolate is often used in mole dishes and is available in Mexican grocery stores and many supermarkets. The chocolate also contains cinnamon, ground almonds, sugar, and vanilla and is formed into round tablets that are packaged in cylinder shaped boxes. Ibarra or Abuelita are the most common imports. Serve with Mexican Rice .
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