Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    543 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    Asian, Malaysian

Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce

This recipe for Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce features tender, spiced, marinated skewered pork paired with an aromatic and fragrant peanut sauce.

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Ingredients

Servings

Satay:

  • 1 kg lean pork beef, or chicken, cut into pieces

Aromatics:

  • 4 shallots
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • 1" piece ginger
  • 2 tablespoon water

Spice mixture:

  • 2 tablespoon cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon fennel powder
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoon galangal powder
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 tablespoon granulated sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon peanut oil for brushing

Satay peanut sauce:

  • 8 shallots or 1 large onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 1 piece fresh turmeric thin, pinky-sized
  • 2 thick slices galangal about 1"
  • 2 tablespoon thick tamarind paste
  • 15 dried red chilies
  • 1 C hot water
  • ½ tablespoon curry powder
  • ½ tablespoon cumin powder
  • ½ tablespoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or peanut oil
  • 200 g roasted peanuts ground
  • 200 ml thick coconut milk ½ can
  • 100 g palm sugar 2 discs, or granulated sugar
  • 1 C water room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Chili oil optional
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Instructions

Prepare the meat marinade:

  1. In a food processor or high-powered blender, add in shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, water and process until smooth.
  2. Add in the spices: cumin, fennel, curry powder, turmeric powder, galangal powder, chili powder, light soy sauce, vegetable oil, salt and sugar.

Marinate the meat:

  1. Pour the mixture into the meat and marinate overnight, or at least 4 hours.

Prepare the satay:

  1. Soak the bamboo skewers for 2-3 hours, or use metal skewers.
  2. Thread the meat with skewers.
  3. Turn on the oven broiler to 500°F/260°C.
  4. Brush each meat skewer with vegetable oil on both sides.
  5. Arrange the meat skewers on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, with a wire rack sitting on top.
  6. Grill for 3 minutes per side, and carefully flip, grilling for another 3 minutes, or until browned and slightly charred.
  7. Garnish with chopped peanuts and/or fresh cilantro, and serve warm with peanut sauce.

Cook satay peanut sauce:

  1. In a food processor, combine shallots, garlic, lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, tamarind paste, red chilies, hot water and blend into a smooth paste.
  2. Add in curry powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt and blend.
  3. In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and transfer the blended mixture. Cook the spice mixture until the paste is fragrant.
  4. Add in ground peanuts, coconut milk, palm sugar and 1 C of room temperature water.
  5. Cook until the sauce is thickened, about 45 minutes. Drizzle with chili oil.
  6. Serve peanut sauce with satay skewers.

Notes

  • Satay peanut sauce yields approximately 3 Cups.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 543kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 46g (15%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 25g (38%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 6g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 0.03g Cholesterol 81mg (27%) Sodium 928mg (39%) Potassium 1304mg (37%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 23g (46%) Vitamin A 993IU (20%) Vitamin C 126mg (140%) Calcium 111mg (11%) Iron 6mg (33%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 543 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 543kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 46g 15%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g 35%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 0.03g 2%
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 928mg 39%
Potassium 1304mg 28%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 23g 46%
Vitamin A 993IU 20%
Vitamin C 126mg 140%
Calcium 111mg 11%
Iron 6mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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