Grilled Chicken Breast with Zesty Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 large Chicken breasts, boneless/skinless
- 1 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon Peanut butter
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1/2 cup Soy sauce
- 1/3 cup Lime juice
- 2 large Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Peanut butter
- 1 cup Coconut milk, unsweetened
- 1/4 cup Lime juice
- 3 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon Dark brown suar
- 2 teaspoon Ginger roots finely minced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup Chicken Stock
- 1/2 cup Heavy cream
- Fresh cilantro chopped for garnish
Instructions
- 1. WASH, trim and pound chicken to flatten to a consistent thickness.
- 2. MIX brown sugar, peanut butter, oil, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl to make marinade.
- 3. PLACE chicken in a shallow dish (or food storage bag). Cover with marinade. Marinate 1 hour at room temperature or as long as overnight in refrigerator.
- 4. When ready to cook: HEAT grill. Combine peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice, soy sauce, dark brown sugar, ginger, garlic and cayenne in a heavy saucepan to make peanut sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in chicken stock and cream. Cook 1 minute more, whisking. Keep warm while grilling chicken.
- 5. REMOVE chicken from marinade and place on hot grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes on each side, turning only once, until browned and no longer pink in center.
- 6. SPOON peanut sauce over hot chicken and sprinkle with cilantro.