Authentic spicy peanut sauce. Goes great with the chicken satay recipe
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Ingredients
1cupPeanutsDry roasted, unsalted
1tbspTamarind Paste
0.25cupvegetable oil
1cupWater
0.5tspSaltor to taste
2.5tbspPalm Sugar
1tspCoriander Powder
1tbspSoy Sauce, SweetUse the thick sweet stylle
Spice Paste
4wholeChillis, drieddesseded and soaked in warm water
3ClovesGarlicpeeled
4smallShallotspeeled
1StalkLemongrassCut into three strips
0.5InchGalangalbuy frozen from chinese supermarket, just grate it frozen
Instructions
Crush the peanuts till fine in a food processor.
Chop the spice paste ingredients corasly and blend in a food processor till very fine. Add a few tbsp water to help blending.
In saucepan heat the oil on medium and add spice paste. Add two of the strips of lemon grass. Fry until aromatic and smell spicy.
Add ground peanuts, water, tamarind, salt, palm sugar, coriander powder and sweet soy sauce. Stir to combine well.
Reduce the peanut sauce on medium-low heat, stir continuously for 5-10 minutes or until the peanut sauce thickens to your desired consistency, or until the oil and the peanut sauce separates.
Let cool to room temperature and serve with satay chicken.