Name: Satay Prawns
Yield: Serves Four to Six
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 3 kaffir lime leaves, torn; ¾ fresh red chillies, seeded and chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 75 g/3 oz/⅓ cup crunchy peanut butter; 25 ml/1½ tbsp vegetable oil; 45 ml/3 tbsp tamarind juice, made by mixing tamarind paste with warm water; juice of ½ lemon; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped garlic; 30 ml/2 tbsp palm sugar or light muscovado (brown) sugar; spring onions (scallions), cut diagonally; 1 lemon grass stalk, bruised and chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp medium curry paste; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup coconut milk; 1 cm/½ in piece cinnamon stick; 30 ml/2 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 4 fresh red chillies, finely sliced (optional); ½ bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves (optional); 450 g/1 lb king prawns (jumbo shrimp)

Preparation info

Serves
Four to Six

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

This delicious dish is inspired by the classic Indonesian satay. The combination of mild peanuts, aromatic spices, sweet coconut milk and zesty lemon juice in the spicy dip is perfect and is guaranteed to have guests coming back for more.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb king prawns (jumbo shrimp)
25 ml/1½

Method

Remove the heads from the prawns and peel, leaving the tail ends intact. Slit each prawn along the back with a small, sharp knife and remove the black vein. Rinse under cold running water, pat completely dry on kitchen paper and set the prawns aside.