Pork Satay Recipe (Moo Satay)

Satay is a favorite street food in Thailand. It's simple to make - marinate meat or tempeh, skewer, and grill. Serve with ready-made peanut sauce or make your own from scratch for a more sophisticated taste. Garnish with Thai cucumber salad and raw cabbage. Read more about satay in our Thai cooking tips section.

Pork satay with cucumber relish and Bangkok style serving of toast

Pork satay with cucumber relish, Bangkok style (Click to enlarge)

Satay Ingredients

1/2 lb (500 grams) pork or chicken, cut
into thin slices about 1" wide and 3" long
2 tsp. yellow curry powder
1 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp. soy sauce
30 bamboo sticks

Peanut Sauce Ingredients

2 tbsp. red curry paste
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. peanuts
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. tamarind juice
2 tbsp. coconut cream

Preparing the Satay:

Marinate pork or chicken for 30 minutes with all the satay ingredients.
To prepare the peanut sauce, heat coconut cream over medium heat and add curry paste mix well and add the remaining ingredients. Stir until thick and sauce-like.
Skewer the marinated pork or chicken onto the bamboo sticks. Grill over hot coals until cooked.
Serve with dipping sauce and cucumber salad.

Serves 6.

Shop for ready-made spice pastes, peanut sauces and other ingredients for satay in our online Asian grocery store.

We also offer complete kit (pictured left) for preparing satay with our Super Satay Set. The set contains a recipe card and 15 grocery items many of which are non-perishable and can be stored and used to make other Thai and Asian recipes as well as delicious satay!

Visit our Thai food grocery for ready-made Satay Marinades and Sauces.
See our blog post entitled 'Sizzling Satay: Thai Grilled Snacks'