Satay Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 155 g pkg coconut milk powder, with 1 cup water or 1 cup tinned coconut milk
  • 3 clovesGarlic, chopped
  • 1–2 tbspChopped onion
  • 2 tbspFinely chopped lemon grass stalk, more if desired
  • 1 tspBlack pepper
  • 1 tbspCoriander seed, (crushed) or powder
  • 1 tbspCumin seed, or powder
  • ½ tspTurmeric
  • 1 tbspOlive oil
  • 1–1½ cupsPeanut butter
  • 1 tspPalm sugar, (or white sugar)
  • 1 tspDark mushroom soy sauce

Method

  1. Step 1. Fry. Heat olive oil in pot. Add garlic, onion, lemon grass and spices, which have been crushed in pestle, and fry. Add turmeric.
  2. Step 2. Add. Add coconut milk to spices.
  3. Step 3. Add. Add peanut butter until it is texture you want.
  4. Step 4. Add. Add palm sugar (or white sugar) and soy sauce to peanut mixture. Adjust spices to your taste.

Notes

  • Can be frozen. Add a bit of coconut milk to thin if needed.

Added October 30, 2026 · updated October 31, 2026

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