Peanut Sauce

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

Asia
Philippines
Sauce
Pescatarian
South East Asia

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