Peanut Sauce

Peanut sauce is a tasty and creamy sauce made from peanuts, coconut milk, and simple spices. The roasted peanuts give it a nutty flavor, and the coconut milk makes it creamy.

Ingredients:

• Peanut oil, for cooking
• 2 cups peanuts
• 3 large shallots, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 6 Thai bird chiles, minced
• 6 lime leaves, chiffonade
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. In a skillet coated with peanut oil, sauté the peanuts until golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels and let cool.
2. Transfer the cooled peanuts to a food processor and grind them finely.
3. In the same skillet, add more oil if needed, and sauté the shallots, garlic, and chiles for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
4. Add the lime leaves, coconut milk, water, sweet soy sauce, and ground peanuts. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reaches a pesto-like consistency.
5. Stir in the lemon juice and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
6. Serve at room temperature.

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