Peanut Sauce
- 1 cup peanut oil
- 8 ounces natural unsalted peanuts in their shells, shelled (1 cup shelled)
- 3 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons (packed) minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 anchovy fillets, drained, minced
- 1 tablespoon (packed) brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sambal oelek
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 3/4 cups (or more) water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Line baking sheet with paper towels.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add peanuts; fry until golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning, about 3 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer peanuts to paper towels; drain.
- Cool.
- Finely grind peanuts in processor.
- Discard all but 1 tablespoon oil in skillet.
- Heat oil in skillet over medium heat.
- Add shallots, ginger and garlic; saute until shallots are almost tender, 3 minutes.
- Add anchovies and next 5 ingredients; stir 1 minute.
- Add 2 3/4 cups water; simmer until shallots are tender, 5 minutes.
- Add peanuts; simmer until mixture thickens slightly, 5 minutes longer.
- Season with salt.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover; chill.
- Before using, rewarm over low heat, stirring occasionally and adding more water to thin sauce.)
- Stir lemon juice into sauce.
- Serve warm.
peanut oil, natural unsalted peanuts, shallots, fresh ginger, garlic, anchovy, brown sugar, sambal oelek, ground coriander, salt, ground cumin, water, lemon juice
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-sauce-101691 (may not work)