Satay Sauce

 

Satay Sauce

This creamy satay sauce is really easy to make and great to marinate BBQ skewer meat and as a sauce over vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp fresh ginger grated or pre-bought paste (hint, if using from a jar, freeze the remaining paste in small ice cube trays and keep in the freezer)
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed or 1 tsp pre-bought crushed
• 1/2 small brown onion, peeled, roughly chopped (reserve the other half for the meat filling)
• 2 red or green mild chilis, stem and seeds removed, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp lemongrass paste
• 2 tsp thai red curry paste
• 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk (use cheapest)
• 3 tbsp soft brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 tbsp each soy sauce, fish sauce, tamarind paste
• 2 tbsp unsalted smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts (optional)

Method:

Place all ingredients in a blender and whiz together until smooth. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate.