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Easy satay sauce

Name: Easy satay sauce
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: vegetable oil 1 tbsp; shallots 2 long, finely chopped; dried chilli flakes 1-2 tsp; soft light brown sugar 2 tsp; soy sauce 2 tbsp; crunchy peanut butter 6 tbsp; coconut milk 250ml; lime 1, juiced

20 minutes + Cooling
Makes 400ml
Easy

Need satay for your chicken skewers? This cheat's version (flavoured with coconut milk, dried chilli flakes and lime) is ready in just 20 minutes

By Lulu Grimes

Published: January 6, 2021 at 10:19 am

Make this easy satay sauce, then check out our vegetable satay curry, chicken satay noodles and steak satay noodles.

Ingredients

vegetable oil 1 tbsp
shallots 2 long, finely chopped
dried chilli flakes 1-2 tsp
soft light brown sugar 2 tsp
soy sauce 2 tbsp
crunchy peanut butter 6 tbsp
coconut milk 250ml
lime 1, juiced

Method

Step 1

Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the shallots until soft. Add the chilli flakes and fry for another minute over a very low heat. Add the sugar and soy sauce, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
Step 2

Gradually stir in the peanut butter, followed by the coconut milk, until everything is incorporated. Heat gently to a simmer, then stir in the lime juice.
Step 3

Spoon the sauce into jars while it is still hot – it will solidify slightly as it cools (how much depends on the type of peanut butter used). Store in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for three months. Warm the sauce through to use in a stir-fry, as a dip or as a dressing for steamed vegetables.