Satay. Evidence ranking
Chicken Satay Stir-Fry with Orange Scented Jasmine Rice
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Clear Winner
This recipe pulled away from the rest of the field. The order is stable enough to treat number one as the answer.
#1 ranked recipe
foodnetwork.com
· top 2% of 209 analysed
4.70 from 315 ratings
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#1 published Satay by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Chicken Satay Stir-Fry with Orange Scented Jasmine Rice from foodnetwork.com (of 209 rated recipes across 38 sites). Verdict: Clear Winner. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Satay recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Chicken Satay Stir-Fry with Orange Scented Jasmine Rice from foodnetwork.com (209 rated recipes across 38 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
This recipe
4.70
foodnetwork.com avg
4.37
Ahead of its publisher by 0.32 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 315 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 2% of every Satay recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce (thewoksoflife.com), ★ 5.00 from 43 ratings.
What this takes
6 servings · 21 ingredients · 2 steps
- 3 3/4 cups water
- 2 oranges, zested
- 2 cups jasmine rice, rinsed
- 2 tablespoons canola or safflower oil, 2 turns of the pan
- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pounds chicken breast tenders, 2 packages, sliced on an angle into bite-size pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 medium yellow skinned onion, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered and sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrots, store bought, or 2 medium carrots cut into matchsticks
- 6 scallions, cut on an angle into 2 inch pieces
- 1 cup snow peas, a couple of handfuls
- 4 rounded tablespoonfuls chunky peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons dark soy, Tamari
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1-inch ginger root, peeled and minced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 orange, juiced
- 2 ounces (1/4 cup) chopped peanuts or nut topping, available on the baking aisle
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Satay
This is the satay we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
serves 4 to 6
65 min total
4 steps
Needs cook QA
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Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 209 scored recipes. First 10 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 15 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Chicken Satay Stir-Fry with Orange Scented Jasmine Rice4.70 from 315 ratings
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2Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce5.00 from 43 ratings
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3Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce4.98 from 507 ratings
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4Chicken Satay4.97 from 30 ratings
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5Satay-Style Grilled Tofu Skewers Recipe5.00 from 24 ratings
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6Grilled Thai Satay Chicken4.88 from 33 ratings
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7Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce5.00 from 19 ratings
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8Grilled Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce4.86 from 49 ratings
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9Chicken Satay Recipe5.00 from 17 ratings
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10Chicken Satay4.92 from 25 ratings
Major publishers (ratings not CrowdScore-verified)
Some major publishers show star totals without review-level data we can audit. Those aggregates never enter CrowdScore. They can still appear here as honest publisher claims or as method references. Below: top claims for this dish.
Behind the evidence
209Recipes rated
38Sites
3,901Ratings
Very highOrdering confidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Satay recipe?
#1 published Satay by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Chicken Satay Stir-Fry with Orange Scented Jasmine Rice from foodnetwork.com (of 209 rated recipes across 38 sites). Verdict: Clear Winner. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-17.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.