Coconut Peanut Sauce

Name: Coconut Peanut Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Yield: 1 cup [240 ml]
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 tsp jaggery or demerara sugar; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 tsp sriracha or chile oil, plus more as needed; 2 tsp jaggery or demerara sugar; 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tsp sriracha or chile oil, plus more as needed; ¼ cup [226 g] creamy peanut butter; ½ cup [120 ml] canned full-fat coconut milk, well shaken and stirred; 2 tsp soy sauce, plus more as needed; 2 tsp minced fresh cilantro leaves

Preparation info

Yield:
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Islas

By Von Diaz

Published 2024

About

A variation on classic Indonesian peanut sauce, this recipe combines coconut milk, garlic, and fresh cilantro with peanut butter for a rich, flavorful dipping sauce. Serve alongside Sate Ayam.

Ingredients

1 garlic clove, minced
2 tsp jaggery or demerara sugar
2

Asia
Indonesia
Sauce
Vegan
South East Asia

Method

In a blender or small food processor, combine the garlic, sugar, sriracha, and lime juice and pulse four or five times until the garlic is ground to a paste. Scrape the sides of the blender, then add the coconut milk, peanut butter, cilantro, and soy sauce and purée to a thick sauce. Taste and add more soy sauce or sriracha, for added umami or spiciness respectively, if desired.