Best satay recipes

8 of our all-time favourite satay recipes

Here's how to make the popular South East Asian dish at home.

Ben Dearnley

If there’s one dish that’s most recognisable from South East Asia, it’s satay. From Indonesia to Malaysia to Singapore, satay is a popular dish that takes many forms. From speedy chicken satay skewers and chilli-hot prawn satay to pork belly satay and traditional Balinese sate lilit, our best satay recipes are best served hot off the grill and infused with smoke. The secret to a great satay? It’s all in the marinade.

Balinese pork belly satay

Balinese pork belly satay

Tony Tan’s golden rules to making chicken satay

Tony Tan’s golden rules to making chicken satay

Sunda’s steak with sunrise lime satay

Padang chilli fried chicken (Ayam goreng balado) — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Balinese seafood satay (Sate lilit)

Balinese seafood satay (Sate lilit)

Nonya pork satay

Nonya pork satay

Chicken satay with pressed rice, peanut sauce and carrot salad

Chicken satay with pressed rice, peanut sauce and carrot salad

Prawn satay

Prawn satay

Chicken Satay Skewers — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Fast chicken satay

Fast chicken satay

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