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Spicy Peanut Sauce - 2

Type: Chicken
Courses: Sauces
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Shallots - minced
2   Garlic cloves - minced
1   Fresh lemon grass - finely chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlRed curry paste - =or=
1 teaspoon 5mlCayenne pepper
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozCrunchy peanut butter
1 tablespoon 15mlPalm sugar or brown sugar
1 tablespoon 15mlFish sauce - (nam pla)
1 cup 237mlThin coconut milk

Recipe Instructions

Use this spicy peanut sauce with all types of Thai-flavored noodles or grilled meats.

In a sauce pan, saute shallots, garlic and lemon grass until soft. Add red curry paste and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add peanut butter, palm sugar, fish sauce and coconut milk. Cook over medium heat until thick (about 15 minutes). Add water if it is too thick. Pour into a shallow bowl.

To prepare thin coconut milk: Pour 1 can unsweetened coconut milk into a tall glass. Allow to sit for at least 1 hour so the thick cream rises to the top. Skim off top (cream) and set aside. The rest is thin coconut milk.

Makes 1 1/2 Cups

Source:
Chris Yeo's and Joyce Jue's "The Cooking of Singapore"

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