Peanut Butter... Chicken?

Ok, I know what you are thinking guys. You are envisioning a Chicken Breast on a Peanut Butter sandwich... Am, I right.\? and if you weren't, you are now. OK so what the heck is PB Chicken? It's a Thai Style Dish. Thai STYLE you say? Yes, style, because I am not Thai nor can I verify if this dish is from anywhere NEAR Thailand. It's Thai style because its Sweet, Sour, and Spicy. For more info on Thai seasonings, Thai Cooking, and/or Thailand the links attached to the words will take you to their Wikipedia pages. (I cannot verify that statements made on Wikipedia are 100% accurate)

SO Now we are past that. My Peanut Butter Chicken is fairly simple and can be done under the broiler or, as the recipe calls, on the grill. The Palate starts with the robust meaty flavor of the peanuts in PB, we add the sweet flavor with brown sugar (dark is best), we jump to the sour with lemon juice and garlic, Lastly the spice, this is where you get to play, make yours as mild or spicy as you please with red pepper flakes and ground or fresh ginger. OKOK Get on with it, I know!

Here it is!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 cups shredded red cabbage
Sliced green onion tops

Directions:
Before cooking Chicken: preheat grill or broiler. 
Combine PB, Water, Soy Sauce, Minced Garlic, Lemon Juice, Brown Sugar, Ginger, and Pepper Flakes in a saucepan. head over medium heat until all ingredients are combined, reduce heat to lowest setting and cover. (stir often)
Cut raw Chicken into cubes or 1 inch pieces. reserve 1/2 of the Sauce, and marinate the chicken in the other half. Allow to set in fridge for AT LEAST 30min, but overnight would be better. IF you marinated overnight and refrigerated your sauce bring back to 165F. Skewer your chicken appropriately, and place on grill. 2-5 minutes on each side basting with reserved sauce rotating until fully cooked.

NOW as to the cabbage, this is basically a plate dressing along with the Onion tops as a meat garnish. I found that a boxed side dish of Garlic, Herb, and Olive oil Couscous made a fine garnish. As for you Cabbage, Rice, Ramen, or whatever... I was just given this recipe with the cabbage included with pretty much the same "disclaimer."

So, enjoy and remember guys (and gals) it's not hard to cook. Weather on a budget, or wanting to rid yourself of high sodium high fat boxed meals, or just trying to impress the chicks, you can do it. P.S. Don't forget to let yourself taste throughout the process. you don't want a nasty surprise at the end.

Bry

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Bry