Coconut Chicken Skewers

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	355ml	Light coconut milk - divided
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fish sauce
2		Garlic cloves - minced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Curry powder
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh mint - divided
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped cilantro - divided
6		Lemon grass
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Boneless skinless chicken tenders - abt 12 pieces
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped peanuts
1 teaspoon	5ml	Light brown sugar
		Dried red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
		Fresh mint leaves - for garnish
		Lime slices - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Combine 1 cup of the coconut milk, the fish sauce, half the garlic, the curry powder, 1 tablespoon chopped mint and 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro in a bowl. Cut the bottom third off the lemon grass stalks and smash them with a cleaver, then coarsely chop. Add to the coconut mixture. Add the chicken, stirring to coat all sides. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

Cut the remaining 6 lemon grass pieces in half crosswise, then in half lengthwise to make 12 sticks. Cut one end of the sticks into a point to make threading the chicken easier. Wrap the sticks in plastic wrap until ready to use.

For the dipping sauce, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk, the remaining garlic, the chopped peanuts, brown sugar, a dash of red pepper flakes, the salt and remaining 1 tablespoon each of cilantro and mint.

Heat a well-seasoned outdoor grill to high or a stove-top grill pan over high heat.

Thread one piece of chicken on each lemon grass skewer. Grill the skewers until cooked through and charred in spots, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve the skewers arranged on a platter with mint leaves and lime slices. Serve the dipping sauce alongside the skewers. Serve with fresh vegetable sticks such as jicama, or a colorful array of pepper strips.

This recipe yields 12 skewers.

Each skewer: 76 calories; 111 mg sodium; 28 mg cholesterol; 2 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 3 grams carbohydrates; 11 grams protein; 0.15 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-28-2002

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