Easy Grilled Satay Shrimp Skewers smothered in the BEST 10 minute peanut sauce with minimal effort and maximum taste!
You know those days where you feel like eating but you don’t know what? Here’s the answer… Satay Shrimp Skewers! We’ve done Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori (Skewers) and Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp Pineapple Skewers, so it’s about time we try classic satay flavour!
Usually, a good Satay is served as a beef or chicken dish, like this Easy Satay Chicken, BUT who can resist jumbo-sized shrimp smothered in a cheats version of a Thai-style peanut sauce? This would have to be one of the best ways to eat a shrimp! And the SAUCE alone! You WILL be drinking it out of the bowl! Guaranteed.
These skewers have been on a rotation every three to four days over here, they are THAT addictive. Never mind the icy cold tornado that’s happening outside my window as I type out this post, and the miracle forecast of snow that’s apparently going to hit us. It’s summer-time happenings in my kitchen. Much like the garlic butter shrimp boil this dish is super quick and easy to prep… and eat.
The best part of this recipe is the sauce that takes minutes to prepare and seconds to get through. Not only is it used as the dipping sauce BUT also the pre-coating! There is no need to make up two different batches of two different kinds of sauces to get the same result at the end. Have I lost you? Do you see how thick and creamy THAT sauce is?! Yes, question mark AND exclamation point present.
There is so much flavour happening already with the sauce alone just coating your shrimp that there’s no need to marinade them. I mean, you can if you really want too. My patience, however, is non-existent when cooking these. Hence the no marinading time.
Remove 4 tablespoons of sauce to use as the ‘basting’ sauce, and smother your skewers in even more flavour. Then, once they’re cooked, serve with cilantro leaves, crushed peanuts, lemon wedges and sliced red chillies to get the full Thai experience. As you can probably tell, one picture is with metal skewers and one is with wooden skewers. Like I said, weekly rotations over here, and more than likely, over where you are too now.
Love shrimp? So do we! Here’s some extra shrimp dish ideas:
Browned Butter Honey Lime Shrimp
Oven Fried Beer Batter Crumbed Shrimp
Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp Pineapple Skewers
Grilled Satay Shrimp Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 Easy Satay Dipping Sauce See notes
- 1.3 pounds pounds jumbo-sized shrimp washed and deveined, tails on or off
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves to serve
- 1 tablespoon crushed peanuts to serve
- 4 lime wedges to serve
- 1 red chilli sliced
Instructions
- If using wooden skewers, soak 8 skewers in water for 30 minutes to reduce sticks burning over the heat.
- Prepare the Easy Satay Dipping Sauce. Once slightly thickened, take off heat and allow to cool slightly. Pour out 4 tablespoons of satay sauce into a large, shallow dish. Add the shrimp and coat evenly.
- Preheat grill to medium / high heat, OR alternatively, heat a grill pan on stove top over medium heat.
- Skewer 4 shrimp on each prepared skewer; arrange on a baking tray / sheet until ready to cook. Pour 2-4 more tablespoons of sauce over each skewer, rotating in the sauce to completely cover the shrimp.
- Pour out about 4 tablespoons of sauce into a bowl for basting. Grill skewers for about 2-3 minutes per side, basting with all of the separated sauce from the bowl before rotating, until just cooked through and no longer transparent. (Be careful not to overcook them or they become rubbery).
- Transfer onto serving plates and serve with the untouched dipping sauce. Garnish with cilantro leaves, peanuts, lime wedges and chilli slices!
Donovan says
This recipe sounds perfect for a busy night! Thought you might want to know, it looks like you tried to link to the satay sauce in the ingredients for your recipe card, but there isn’t a link there. I found it in the instructions though. 🙂
Judy B says
Well. I’m certainly late to the party finding this, but made it for dinner last night and it is fantastic! This will definitely be in regular rotation for me. Easy to do and tastes delicious!
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says
WOW talk about the most perfect summer meal, this is IS! Love shrimp and all things peanuts!
London || Gluten Free with L.B. says
Oh my heavenly goodness, Karina… these look ah-mazing!! And you don’t have to marinade them?! Sold! Patience is a fault of mine as well 🙂 Gorgeous photos btw… can’t wait to share this recipe!