Peanut Sauce (Satay Sauce)

in Sauce or dip

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Red curry paste, or Massaman curry paste
  • 1 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 3/4 cup roasted peanuts
  • 1-2 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 Tbsp palm sugar
  • 1/4 cup tamarind juice

Directions

  1. In a stone mortar with pestle, or in a food processor, grind the peanuts into a coarse meal.
  2. In a small pot over medium heat, reduce 1/4 cup of the coconut milk by about half. Add curry paste and cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes until it is very thick. If it thickens too quickly, add a splash of coconut milk to help loosen it up.
  3. Stir in the rest of the coconut milk, ground peanuts, fish sauce, palm sugar and tamarind juice.
  4. Simmer for a few more minutes until it has thickened into a dip consistency, stirring frequently to prevent the bottom from scorching.
  5. Taste and adjust seasoning with more sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind juice as needed.