Peanut Sauce

Step 1

Crush the peanuts with mortar and pestle or use a food processor to ground the peanuts. Set aside.

Step 2

In a small bowl, add the tamarind pulps plus 1/4 cup warm water. Set aside for 15 mins. Squeeze and extract the juice from the tamarind pulps and discard. Keep the tamarind juice.

Step 3

Chop the Spice Paste ingredients coarsely, transfer to a food processor and blend until very fine. Add a few tablespoons of water to help blending.

Step 4

In a sauce pan, heat the oil on medium heat and add the spice paste.

Step 5

Add the remaining two strips of lemongrass to the spice paste. Cook the spice paste until it becomes aromatic and smell spicy.

Step 6

Add the ground peanuts, water, tamarind juice, salt, sugar, coriander powder and sweet soy sauce. Stir to combine well.

Step 7

Turn the heat to medium-low heat, stir continuously for about 5-10 minutes or until the peanut sauce thickens to your desired consistency. The oil and the peanut sauce should separate when it's done.

Step 8

Let cool at room temperature and serve the peanut sauce with satay.