Peanut Sauce

Name: Peanut Sauce
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon Thai, red curry paste; 1 tablespoon packed, dark brown sugar; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup regular or light, coconut milk; 1/3 cup, chunky peanut butter; 1/4 cup, roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; 1 tablespoon, fish sauce; 1 teaspoon, soy sauce

Thai
Quick
Sauces

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2011

This sauce is the traditional accompaniment to beef satay.

SERVES 4 to 6 (Makes about 1 1/2 cups)

TIME 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling

Why This Recipe Works

This is a members' feature.