Peanut Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 ounces roasted unsalted peanuts (or a few tablespoons of peanut butter)
• 4 cups unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons red curry paste
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 teaspoons fish sauce

Recipe

• 1 blend or process the peanuts until they are fine meal.
• 2 heat half the coconut milk in a saucepan at high heat and add the red curry paste.
• 3 stir to dissolve and continue cooking at heigh heat for 10 to 12 minutes, until the oil from the coconut has risen to the surface.
• 4 lower the heat to medium-high and add processed peanuts.
• 5 stir and add the rest of the coconut milk. bring to bubbling boil.
• 6 lower heat to medium and add sugar, lemon juice and fish sauce.
• 7 cook stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened somewhat and the oil has returned to the surface.
• 8 take off the fire and let rest for a half hour.
• 9 stir to blend oil that has risen to the surface.
• 10 it should be the consistency of thick cream.
• 11 if thicker than that, add a couple of tablespoons of water or coconut milk and blend.
• 12 pour into a bowl and serve.