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The Bastrop Advertiser Saturday, October 31, 2020 A5

RECIPE OF THE WEEK How to make curried Malaysian-style chicken

substitute firm but flip skewers of satay, thoroughly. Marinate the use the same and sip an icy beverage and chicken for at least 1 hour cooking technique. have a good time. The (or preferably overnight in To make the marinade in this recipe the refrigerator). Malaysian-style works brilliantly with , Tiong toasts a beef and pork too. Heat the grill to medium- Addie Broyles cup of ground high heat, around 400 to in a dry pan and then — Sarah Tiong 450 degrees. Thread 3 to adds a tablespoon each 5 pieces of chicken onto arah Tiong was a of powder, tama- • 3 tablespoons curry each skewer, depending S lawyer before she rind paste and brown powder on the size of the chicken applied to com- , along with ½ • 2 teaspoons ground pieces. The chicken should pete on “MasterChef cup of water. She cooks cover only the top third of Australia” in 2017. She the mixture for 5 to 10 • 1 teaspoon brown sugar the skewers. didn’t win the show, minutes, stirring often • 1 large , minced but her passion for until it reaches the • 3 , minced Grill the skewers for 2 to Malaysian street food desired consistency. • Pinch of 3 minutes per side, then won over fans and led to • 3 tablespoons canola or move the skewers to an entirely new career Malaysian grapeseed oil medium heat and cook the as a recipe developer, Chicken Satay • 6 (4-ounce) boneless, skewers for a further 2 to event organizer and skinless chicken thighs, cut 3 minutes per side, until now cookbook author. Satay — specifically, into bite-size pieces the chicken is opaque all Her debut book, Malaysian chicken satay • Creamy peanut sauce or the way through when cut “Sweet, Savory, Spicy: — punctuates most of store-bought peanut sauce open. Exciting Street Market the happy family bar- • Thickly sliced cucumber Food from Thailand, becues in my life. The • Thinly sliced red onion Serve the satay skewers Cambodia, Malaysia These Malaysian skewers are from “Sweet, Savory, Spicy: juicy chicken pieces, with the Creamy Malaysian and More” (Page Street Exciting Street Market Food from Thailand, Cambodia, which are covered in Soak 22 to 24 thin bamboo Peanut Sauce, cucumber Publishing, $25) is the Malaysia and More” by Sarah Tiong. [CONTRIBUTED BY BEN the warmth of curry skewers in warm water for and red onion. Makes 22 to perfect introduction COLE] spices and a hint of 30 minutes. 24 skewers. to the flavors, smells sweetness and then and tastes of the night ingredients elevate perfectly on a skewer paired with a creamy To make the chicken satay, — From “Sweet, Savory, markets of Southeast rich, savory dishes over a charcoal fire, but peanut sauce, hold a mix together the curry Spicy: Exciting Street Asia. As the title sug- into another realm. this is also a dish you special place in my powder, turmeric, brown Market Food from gests, many of these It’s still grilling sea- could make ahead of heart. There is nothing sugar, onion, garlic, salt Thailand, Cambodia, dishes combine the holy son in much of the time and take camping greater than seeing the and oil in a large bowl. Add Malaysia and More" trinity of flavor layers, country, and these cur- or bake in a 425-degree family gather around the chicken thigh pieces to by Sarah Tiong (Page where sweet and spicy ried chicken thighs cook oven. You could also the as they the marinade and combine Street Publishing, $25)

author and lecturer Ryan Construction. Crouch is businesses, corpora- RELOCATE Holiday, which kicked the project manager for tions,” Johnson said. “We off the fundraising drive a current construction have contacted a private From Page A1 Johnson and Lee are still project in Downtown foundation. So, we’re overseeing. Bastrop — the two-story working hard to raise the “We really feel at this building at 921 Main St. money.” is the county has sent the point that we have some that will house the Art “We are optimistic that city of Bastrop a letter of very viable options here Institute of Austin. we’ll be able to make a interest to begin discus- in the county that we’ll be Johnson said Crouch recommendation to the sions about placing the able to move forward and received a cost estimate court in November on a monuments at Mayfest make a recommendation for the relocation from site location as well as Park. This option, along on pretty soon,” Lee said. a monument expert for the bid for the contactor,” with the private property “Our focus now is just on $89,500, but only to Lee added. owners, gives Lee reason the fundraising.” disassemble, clean and Anyone interested in to believe enough viable The committee’s goal reassemble the larger contributing to the relo- options exist to keep the is to raise $50,000 for obelisk monument that cation fund is asked to Confederate monuments the monument relocation was erected in 1910 by contact Lee or Johnson in Bastrop County at a process. a local chapter of the at cheryllee@sbcglobal. new location. During Monday’s United Daughters of the net or sharahjohnson@ A committee is aiming to raise $50,000 to pay for the “If it came down to meeting, Johnson said the Confederacy. gmail.com or by phone removal and relocation of two Confederate monuments us having to separate committee received a bid That bid didn’t at 512-636-0374 or from the Bastrop County Courthouse lawn. [NELL CARROLL/ the monuments as a from Bastrop-based Deep include the cost of other 512-284-4624. BASTROP ADVERTISER FILE] last resort, we’re open in the Heart Art Foundry relocation steps like to that,” Lee told The for just under $50,000 to transporting the obe- Advertiser. “But we’re relocate the monuments. lisk, and Johnson said the confident we’re going The bid was made Sept. 22 committee expects that to be able to place them and has a 60-day expira- total bid with everything together at this point, tion date. factored in to be at least because there is such a With the bid set to $100,000. lack of interest in them.” expire just before the Because of this, Johnson As of Wednesday, the Nov. 23 Commissioners said the committee’s committee had raised just Court meeting, officials fundraising goal remains over $15,500 to remove are racing against the $50,000 with Deep in the and relocate the monu- clock to make a relocation Heart Art Foundry likely ments from the Bastrop decision. being the group’s best County Courthouse Johnson said another option for a contractor. lawn. The majority of bid for the relocation is “We are continuing to these funds came from expected from Jimmy reach out to community a $10,000 donation by Crouch of Crouch members, individuals,

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