Recipe: Ewald’s chicken satay pan that will make an unforgettable impression

Three friends who prepare seriously delicious dishes with plenty of fun and passion: they are the men behind De Worsten van Babel. Wherever Jasper and Marius Gottlieb and Hugo Kennis go, cooking has to happen. Preferably using the available resources and ingredients sourced as locally as possible. In De Worsten van Babel koken overal, you’ll learn how to cook duck breast sous vide in a cooler or how to make this chicken satay pan dish by Ewald yourself.

“Hugo grew up in the Eindhoven area. His family still lives there, and one day Jasper and Marius were invited over for dinner. They left home just a little too late and were ravenously hungry. So they secretly went to McDonald’s. They arrived late and, in fact, already with full stomachs. Then it turned out that Ewald, Hugo’s stepfather, had been a chef and had prepared an insane amount of food.

Out of guilt, Jasper and Marius started eating, but it turned out to be so delicious that they couldn’t stop. This chicken satay pan dish in particular made an unforgettable impression, so we really wanted to include it in the book. Also because the guilt never completely went away and this is our way of trying to make amends.”

How to make the chicken satay pan dish

• Cut the chicken thighs into pieces that aren’t too small. Lightly season the pieces with the chicken seasoning.
• Mix the marinade ingredients (peel and chop the garlic) and marinate the chicken pieces in it overnight.
• Brown the meat all over in a large frying pan and remove it.
• Peel and finely chop the onion, and finely chop the garlic. Fry the onion and garlic in the pan used for the meat, together with the sambal, galangal, coriander and laos. Deglaze with the ketjap and 400 millilitres of water.
• Add the peanut butter and bring to the boil while stirring. Add a little more water if you find it too thick. Add the meat and let it simmer gently for a while.
• Season with salt and pepper if necessary and stir in the ground coconut.

Title: De Worsten van Babel koken overal
Author: Jasper & Marius Gottlieb and Hugo Kennis
Price: €25
Publisher: Nijgh & van Ditmar

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