Peanut butter chicken can be made in various ways, from soup to grilled chicken with peanut butter barbecue sauce. It can be used in marinades, coatings, or thick sauces with spices and flavorings. It can also be made with a spicy glaze and grilled under a broiler.
Peanut Butter Chicken can refer to any selection of chicken dishes that incorporate peanut butter as an ingredient in some way. It can be simple chicken soup with peanut butter added towards the end of cooking, or it can be grilled chicken that is glazed with a peanut butter barbecue sauce. Peanut butter can be used in marinades for baked chicken or it can be part of the liquids used to coat fried chicken or fried chicken. An Asian-style peanut butter chicken can be made using a coating that resembles Thai peanut sauce with soy sauce and brown sugar. For extra texture, chunky peanut butter can be used, or whole peanuts can be chopped or ground and mixed into the dish.
Many peanut butter chicken recipes use peanut butter in a thick sauce that coats chicken pieces in a soup, stew, or casserole. These dips have a base liquid — such as chicken broth, chopped tomatoes, water, buttermilk, or heavy cream — that helps break up the thick peanut butter. This liquid is mixed with the peanut butter over low heat, then the fats and sugars in the peanut butter begin to soften and turn it into a creamy, runny substance. Spices and flavorings such as salt, pepper, honey, garlic, soy sauce or ginger may be added before the sauce can cook until combined. Next, the chicken can either be coated in the sauce or cooked in the same pan with it, or the sauce can be poured over the chicken and cooked until it reduces and forms a gooey coating.
In some cases, peanut butter chicken can be made by marinating the chicken in peanut butter. A marinade can be made with peanut butter, buttermilk, garlic and onions. It can take longer than usual for the flavors to penetrate the chicken, so the marinade may need to be allowed to run for several hours or overnight. Once the marinade is complete, the chicken can be dredged in flour and then pan-fried or deep-fried. The flour may also contain ground peanuts for a nuttier flavor.
When using a broiler, Peanut Butter Chicken can be made with a spicy glaze. The icing is often made with peanut butter, honey, chilli and Worcestershire sauce. While the chicken is grilled, the peanut butter glaze is applied repeatedly in multiple layers. There may be a high amount of sugar in peanut butter, so the chicken will need to be turned frequently on the grill to avoid charring.
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