I’ve had a lifetime of bad sate luck. A history of fine bamboo sticks lumbered with giant cubes of gristley chicken inexpertly BBQ’d to charcoal, sauce too bland or sweet. Plus those 6 or so peanut-free years added up to the simple appeal of grilled, marinated meat on a stick with peanut sauce passing me by. Until now.
The lovely Hong Ching brought me to a branch of Sate Kajang Hj Samuri, a Sate restaurant that could only be cooler if it were called Samurai, under the guise of having a drink before heading back to town – read about it here. A drink turned into 15 of the best Chicken Sate’s I have ever tasted.
Kajang is a city nearby Kuala Lumpur known for its Sate which uses larger pieces of meat and pairs the peanut sauce with roasted sambal. Sate Kajang Hj Samuri started in Kajang and has now spread further afield with outlets dotted in KL and surrounds.
These large chicken sticks are tender, just charred and not overly tumeric-ey. The accompanying thick peanut sauce has a wonderful crunch and is just sweet enough with a hint of lemongrass. Roasted, spicy sambal is served separately so one can spice up their sauce to taste, get the balance right and you’re in for a few short minutes of meat-on-sticks ecstasy, because that is as long as they will last.
I welcome the contrast of complementary cucumber and nasi impit, a compressed cold rice cake which, although bland, serves as an admirable sauce conveyor. You could also order beef, tripe, fish, mutton, rabbit or venison sticks and I saw some towering pillars of ais kacang too, but I refrain as this mid afternoon snack has me stuffed. Plus I’m happy to stick with the simplicity of Chicken Sate, now that I’ve realised just how impressive it can be.
Sate Kajang HJ. Samurai
15 chicken Sate 7.5RM = $2.4AUD.
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now they look authentic! do they do home delivery for Sydney? why can’t they do the same here
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Oh that’s so cool! Will have to put this down on the shortlist of places to check out in KL next year
Thanks for the post on this place
I’m guessing your entries aren’t in chronological order. The satay look amazing!! Jealous, doubly jealous again!!
kajang! is this the 3 storey restaurant near the stadium?
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Those sate sticks look really good – and all for only 2.4?! What a bargain – you could only get one sate stick with that amount of money here!
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Simon Food Favourites: Never seen any as delicious as this in Sydney, sorry!
Simon: No worries, I think that they are dotted all over, try the ais kacang for me, it looked like a ripper.
Tania: Haha no I’m about the delicious order, can’t be constrained by time! This place was so good
chocolatesuze: Haha! No, this one was on the way back from Batu Caves (I totally just wrote Cakes), not sure exactly where though.
Trissa: I have a feeling that I may be mathematically inept. Think it might have been closer to $3. Anyway, they were 0.60RM each. Bargain!
You should have tried some of the other meats. Even the fish sate is good.
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