Peanut Sauce For Satay

Ingredients

1/4 cup Peanut or other vegetable
1 cup Chopped onion
1/4 cup Minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons Minced garlic
3 To 5
1 To 2 tsp
4 tablespoons Granulated sugar
cup Fish or soy sauce
1 teaspoon Tamarind paste dissolved in
1/4 cup Water -- OR
3 tablespoons Lime juice
1/2 To 1 c
Canned
1 cup Chunky peanut butter -- pref
Without sugar
1/4 cup Chopped cilantro
small Red chilies, finely chopped
OR
Dried red pepper flakes
Unsweetened coconut milk --

Preparation

1
Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add onion,ginger,garlic and chilies.
2
Saute until tender and onions barely browned, about 8-10 minutes Meanwhile, dissolve sugar in fish sauce or soy sauce and tamarind liquid or lime juice. When onion is browned, add soy sauce mixture and 1/2 cup coconut milk to pan. Stir in peanut butter and cook 5 minutes longer,stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Remove pan from heat and let cool enough to taste. It should be pleasantly hot, but balanced by the sweetness of the sugar, the cooling coconut milk and the tart flavor of the tamarind. Adjust seasoning accordingly.
3
Makes about 1 1/2 cups

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Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Monday, November 30, 2009 - 4:42pm

Creator:

Anonymous

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