Description
This recipe was originally developed as a dipping sauce for our Thai Style French Fries served at Stella. This peanut sauce is a little thicker then normal and has a nice little kick to it. It will also go great with chicken, beef or pork, especially satay. Recipe yield is calculated in grams to make scaling easier. See notes section for portioning info.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat medium sized sauce pot over high heat, adding canola and sesame oil.
- Place all ingredients except for coconut milk and peanut butter in hot oil, reduce heat to medium, and sweat until the aromatics are released, letting the ingredients get to know each other (about 10-15 minutes).
- Add coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer on low for 8 minutes.
- Add in peanut butter and simmer for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until peanut butter is melted and completely incorporated into sauce.
- Place mixture in blender and blend on high until semi smooth. Thin with warm water if needed. Final consistency should be a thick yet fluid puree with small particle definition that easily coats the back of a spoon.
- Serve warm.
Notes
The plate of French Fries we served at Stella was an appetizer easily shared by 2 people. The French Fries were dressed with our Kaffir Lime Aioli and served with 100 grams of Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce. So for our purposes, this recipe would yield 16 servings, but for personal use, your serving per plate of fries might be a little closer to 50 grams, meaning this recipe will yield 32 servings. However, even if you're cooking for just one, I wouldn't lessen this recipe by any more then half. Its such a versatile sauce, I promise, you'll find ways to use it; not to mention, if stored in an airtight container and refrigerated, it will keep for up to two weeks.