Satay

Ingredients:-

1. 1 kg chicken/beef fillet ~ cut into 2.5cm x 2.5cm pieces
2. 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3. 4 tablespoons sugar
4. 2 tablespoons honey
5. 2 tablespoons cooking oil
6. satay sticks

extra oil and lemon grass for basting

To blend :

1. 3 shallots
   
2. 2 candlenuts
   
3. 2 cloves of garlic
4. 3 cm fresh tumeric or 2 teaspoons tumeric powder
5. 4 cm ginger
6. 2 lemon grass
7. 4 cm galangal (lengkuas)
8. 1 tablespoons corriander seed }
9. 1 teaspoon fennel seed (jintan manis) } fry without oil over low heat till fragrant
10. 1 teaspoon cummin seed (jintan putih) }

Method :

1. Mix sugar, honey, cooking oil and salt into the blended ingredients to form a paste.
2. Rub paste mixture into the diced chicken or beef and leave it to marinate for 3 hours.
3. Thread seasoned meat on to satay sticks.
4. Grill over char- coal fire or under hot grill . Baste with oil and water mixture to keep meat moist.
5. Serve with cucumber, onion cut into wedeges, kuah kacang and nasi impit.