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Old Punggol Satay – Oldies, Goldies

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Update: With the revamp of Alexandra Village Food Centre, this stall has moved to ABC Market.

Craving for juicy bits of meat, dipped in a delicious gravy? Head to Old Punggol Satay at ~~Alexandra Village~~ ABC Market. If I may use a Singapore slang to sum up the satay experience here, the word is “shiok”!

Food on a stick is always fun to eat! That’s why satay (meat skewers) is one of my most favorite food. Most of the time I would satisfy my satay cravings at stalls #7 and #8 in Lau Pa Sat, which I have raved about over and over again. In my opinion, that particular stall is where you would find the best satay in Singapore.

But today, I highlight a different satay stall that is slightly away from town. Old Punggol Satay is run by Chinese folks. Muslims would have to skip this one, sorry! The food is strictly non-halal, with pork being offered as well.

Satay (Meat skewers)

Satay
SGD0.50 per stick

For 50 cents a stick, you get a good-sized portion of diced meat on the skewer, with options of chicken, mutton or pork. The tender meat slides off the stick easily, so you need not overwork those jaw muscles. Most importantly, the meat is nicely marinaded and perfectly grilled — neither too burned nor too underdone.

Even the ketupat (rice cake, also 50 cents each) is beautifully wrapped in pandan leaves, with the sweet fragrance permeating through.

Satay peanut gravy with pineapple sauce

The one key factor that distinguishes Old Punggol Satay from your run of the mill satay stalls is the peanut gravy dip. The special gravy is served with a large dollop of mashed pineapple sauce atop, resulting in an additional and much welcomed layer of flavor.

Very shiok!

Old Punggol Satay
ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre
6 Jalan Bukit Merah
Singapore 150006
(65) 9677 0074 / (65) 9824 3730

Bus services: 123, 14, 147, 153, 196, 197, 198, 855, 961
Nearest MRT: Redhill

Opening hours:
4:30pm – 9:30pm (Mon-Fri)
12pm – 9:30pm (Sat, Sun & PH)

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and WordPress development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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py
November 18, 2008

Looks like there’s a lot of good food at that area.
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Veron
November 19, 2008

There sure is! Don’t forget the nearby ABC Market too, which has even more goodies!
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Melissa
November 19, 2008

Hey Veron. Actually the practice of adding mashed pineapple to the satay sauce is not that uncommon. Kwong Satay has been doing it for ages. Apparently it is a Peranakan recipe.

Some Chinese satay sellers even give you pure pineapple sauce for dipping!
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kumar
November 22, 2008

Hi there,

Your blog is excellent piece of work , and the dishes are yammy,
may be some day i may come come to Singapore and visit these places.

good luck,
kumar.
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Veron
November 23, 2008

Melissa: Ohh you learn something new everyday. I gotta check them out someday. If anyone knows where they still sell satay with the pure pineapple dip, let us know!

kumar: Thanks kumar!
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Pete
November 25, 2008

interesting satay.

Do you know if they were formely from Commonwealth Crescent Hawker Center?
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