Peanut Sauce

Name: Peanut Sauce
Yield: Makes About 1¼ Cups
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, chopped; 2 shallots, peeled and chopped; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; ½ fresh red chile, seeded and chopped; 1¼ cups coconut milk; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts; 1 teaspoon fish sauce

Preparation info

Makes About
1¼ Cups

Appears in

Memories of Philippine Kitchens

By Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

Published 2006

About

We love the Indonesian peanut sauce for the satays, and so we developed our own. This can be used for both the chicken and pork skewers.

Ingredients

1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2

Method

Combine the peanuts, oil, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, and chile in a food processor and process to a smooth paste. Transfer to a small saucepan and place over low heat. Add the coconut milk, lime juice, soy sauce, and fish sauce and stir until smooth. Cook until the sauce is warmed through, about 2 minutes.
Taste and add more soy sauce, fish sauce, or lime ju