Vegetarian
Peanut Sauce
The peanuts are dry-toasted, not fried. Toasting gives a roasted aroma that hot oil cannot imitate.
- Time
- 25 min
- servings
- 6
- Spice level
- 🌶️🌶️
- Estimated cost per serving
- Rp 2.000
Equipment used:StoveWokMortar & pestle
Contains: Peanut
Ingredients
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- 250 gPeanutNot yet
- 8 pcBird's eye chiliNot yet
- 4 cloveGarlicNot yet
- 50 gPalm sugarNot yet
- 1 tbspTamarindNot yet
- 1 tbspSweet soy sauceoptionalNot yet
- 1½ tspSaltNot yet
- 2 pcKaffir limeoptionalNot yet
Method
- 1
Dry-toast the peanuts over low heat until the skins loosen and they smell nutty. Keep stirring — the slightest scorch turns the whole sauce bitter.
- 2
Briefly fry the chilies and garlic.
- 3
Pound the peanuts with chili, garlic, palm sugar, and salt until smooth and oily.
- 4
Loosen with tamarind water and warm water until the consistency is right. Squeeze in the lime.
Estimated nutrition per serving
- Energy
- 281 kkal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbohydrate
- 18 g
- Fat
- 21 g
Calculated from standard food composition tables and average ingredient sizes. An estimate, not medical advice.
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