Satay Peanut Sauce

My son requested for Satay Chicken to be served during the international day ( coming Friday 19 Dec 2014). With the limited ingredients that I have available I managed to make a quick satay peanut sauce that turns out not too bad.

One of the major ingredient that save me a lot time & trouble is the Nasi Lemak Chilli sauce from Kwong Cheong Thye brought from Singapore. It is one of the best that I'd tasted.

Satay Peanut Sauce Recipe

Ingredients : 

1 cup of roasted peanuts , crushed or pounded to semi fine. I like my peanuts chuncky. 

2 tbsp of nasi lemak chilli sauce ( picture above). 

1 tbsp of curry powder 

5 - 6 shallots , finely chopped 

4 tbsp of sugar. I used brown sugar. Add more if you like your sauce sweet. 

2 lemon grass , slightly crushed 

1 tbsp tamarind pulp soak in 1 cup of water. Remove the seeds & keep the pulp & juice. 

3 tbsp oil 

Salt to taste. 

Preparation methods : 

1. Heat up the wok with oil, & add in the shallots , fry until fragrant then add chilli follow by the curry powder. Fry until you get nice fragrant then add in the lemon grass. Fry for a little longer. 

2. Add in the crushed peanuts then add the tamarind juice & pulp. Stir well & let it simmer for a while, about 15 minutes or until the sauce is thicken. 

3. Add in the sugar & adjust the sweetness according to taste. Add in the salt. 

4. Serve with satay chicken / BBQ chicken. 

Bon appétit !! 

Chin's notes: 

1. Adjust the sweetness to your liking. I prefer the sweet satay peanut sauce. 

2. Easy & quick to make.