Chicken Satay with Spiced Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Japanese soy sauce
• 3 tbsp. molasses
• 1/2 tsp. ground laos (ground galangal)
• 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 pinches freshly ground white pepper
• 2 tbsp. kecap manis, (see above)
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
• cut into 1'' x 3'' strips, or 5 boneless, skinless
• chicken thighs, cut into 1'' cubes
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2 small shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced
• 1/4 tsp. shrimp paste
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, preferably
• Spanish peanuts, ground to a paste
• 1 tbsp. kecap manis (see above)
• 1/4 tsp. grated ginger
• 2 red Thai chiles, stemmed and finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. dark brown sugar
• Juice of half a lime
• 4 red Thai chiles, stemmed
• 1 cup kecap manis (see above)
• 1/4 cup lime juice