quick cooking help - satay source

[Anonymous]

Hi - I bought a jar of satay source that I want to use for dinner with grilled chicken - but it does not have instructions. Can you help - what do I do with it? do I microwave it in a bowl? or just serve room temp with the meat? I have never used the sauce at home so do not know...thanks!

[Anonymous]

When I have made chicken satay (from scratch), I heat the uncooked chicken (on skewers) in the satay sauce on the stove. In addition, after the chicken is cooked, I pour extra satay sauce on the kebobs for serving. So I think you should be using the sauce to cook in, as well as to serve with the chicken.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't cook the chicken in a jarred sauce - I believe those are for dipping. Just warm it over a very, very low heat.

[Anonymous]

I am curious what would be the difference between the jarred sauce and the one I make (I'm the first PP) from scratch? Why wouldn't you cook with it? Just wondering (I still intend to make from scratch).

[Anonymous]

I believe satay is any kind of meat (chicken, pork, lamb, beef) that is marinated first and then grilled. The jarred sauce you have in hand might be the "dipping" sauce that accompanies the finished skewer - typically a chunkier combination of peanut, soy, red peppers, and maybe some ginger? Cold cucumber slices are sometimes also served alongside - a good foil to the heat from the sauce.