Kuah Sate (Spiced Peanut Sauce)

Ingredients

• 4 lg. chilies
• crushed
• 1 lb. raw peanuts
• 1 sm. onion
• crushed
• 3/4 pint thick santan (coconut cream)
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. kentjur (galangal)
• 1/2 tsp. terasi (blachan)
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. ketjap (soy sauce)
• Salt
• to taste
• Peanut oil (as required)

Instructions

1. Blanch the raw peanuts by pouring boiling water over them and then skinning them.
2. Crush the blanched peanuts in a mincer.
3. * Fry the following ingredients in some moderately hot oil: onion, garlic, kentjur, terasi, brown sugar, lemon juice, and salt.
4. When the onions are soft, add the peanuts, chilies and ketjap.
5. Fry on the same medium heat for approximately ten minutes.
6. Add the santan; turn the heat to low and let simmer until the sauce has become smooth and has thickened.
7. Stir frequently.