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Comox · Vancouver Island

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Thai · Thailand

Satay with Peanut Sauce

Thai satay is marinated chicken or pork skewers grilled over charcoal, served with peanut sauce and ajat (cucumber relish). The marinade is turmeric-forward — the bright yellow colour is the defining visual. The peanut sauce is cooked, thick, and peanut-forward with red curry paste and coconut milk. This is not peanut butter thinned with hot water — it is a sauce that starts with a paste bloom and builds from there.

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Serves4 (8 skewers)

Total30 min

Within reach0of 5 in Comox

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How the 5 are reached

Not yet within reach: 5 · coconut milk, tamarind paste, palm sugar, ground coriander, aleppo pepper

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500g

chicken breast

cut into 2cm cubes

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120g

roasted peanuts

unsalted, finely ground

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60ml

coconut milk

Origin · Sri Lankan coconut (Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka), Sri LankaNot yet within reach of Comox · each reach is counted

20ml

tamarind paste

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15ml

fish sauce

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10g

palm sugar

Origin · IndonesiaNot yet within reach of Comox · each reach is counted

3 cloves

garlic

minced

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shallot

minced

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1 tsp

ground coriander

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1 tsp

ground cumin

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½ tsp

Aleppo pepper

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The Method

Thread chicken cubes onto 8 wooden skewers (pre-soaked 30 minutes) and set aside.

Blend ground peanuts with coconut milk, tamarind paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, garlic, shallot, coriander, cumin, and Aleppo pepper until smooth.

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Reserve 150ml peanut sauce for serving; coat skewers with remaining sauce and let sit 5 minutes.

Heat a cast-iron grill pan or barbecue to medium-high; grill skewers 3–4 minutes per side until chicken is cooked through and edges char lightly.

Rest skewers 2 minutes on a warm plate.

Warm reserved peanut sauce gently in a small pan; do not boil.

Serve skewers with warm peanut sauce and lime wedges.

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Sensory Tests

◇Where it lives or dies. The moment where satay lives or dies is the charcoal temperature — the skewers should be cooked over glowing coals, not flame. Flame chars the marinade immediately, leaving the inside raw. Coals provide radiant heat that cooks through while developing the caramelised turmeric exterior. The correct colour of finished satay is deep gold with darker caramelised patches — not charred black.

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