Peanut sauce
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Here in the Netherlands, it’ is hard to tell whether chicken with peanut sauce is an Indonesian dish or a Dutch dish. The concept definitely started as Indonesian, but like English chicken curry or American spaghetti with meatballs, it seems to have wandered far enough from the original to be a thing of its own.
Course:
Sauce
Cuisine:
Indonesian
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 c peanut butter
- 1 t vegetable oil
- 1 large clove garlic
- 1 T ginger
- 1/4 c coconut milk
- 2 T soy sauce
- 1 t chili paste
- 2 T brown sugar
- 1/4 c water
Instructions
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Chop or grate ginger fine. Press garlic.
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Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
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Add garlic and ginger and fry 2 minutes.
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Add peanut butter and smash into oil.
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Add coconut milk slowly, stirring continuously to blend.
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Add rest of ingredients and heat, stirring, at least 2 minutes until smooth and well mixed.
Recipe Notes
For a traditional meal, serve with chicken skewers and Indonesian fried rice (nasi).