GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH ZESPRI® KIWIFRUIT PAPAYA SAMBAL
- Recipe courtesy of Chef Jet Tila using ZESPRI® Kiwifruit

INGREDIENTS:
Marinade
1/4 cup curry powder
pinch black pepper
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 cup garlic powder, or more to taste
2 pound chicken breast , cut into 3" sate
1 cup coconut milk
25 bamboo skewers

Sauce
1 oz dried shrimp paste (belacan)
2 tbsp sambal oelek or more for heat
1 stalk lemongrass, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup lime juice
2 ZESPRI® GOLD Kiwifruit, julienne

Garnish
1 ZESPRI® GREEN Kiwifruit, peeled, cut into matchsticks on mandolin.
1 ZESPRI® GOLD Kiwifruit, peeled, cut into matchsticks on mandolin.

METHOD:

1. Prepare dry rub by combining all ingredients. Marinate the sate with the dry rub and enough coconut milk to keep them moist.
2. Wrap shrimp paste in foil; place over medium heat and toast for 1 minute. Let cool. Place shrimp paste in a blender with chilies, lemongrass, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, and kiwifruit. Process until smooth. Toss with the kiwifruit Matchsticks.
3. Grill sates until cooked through. Serve with kiwifruit Sambal.

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