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    Home > Sauces and Dips

    Easy Satay Sauce Recipe

    Published: Apr 13, 2020 · Modified: Oct 12, 2020 by Nicky Corbishley

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    This easy 10-minute Satay Sauce Recipe makes a great dip for chicken, pork or vegetable skewers. Smooth and creamy with a little chilli kick!

    Peanut satay sauce in a small copper pan topped with peanuts and coriander

    A decent satay sauce, made from store cupboard ingredients is a great recipe to have on standby.
    It's a simple way to pep up a rotisserie chicken, drizzle over a salad or to use as a dip for veggies.

    Of course it also goes perfectly with satay chicken skewers - which is a recipe we all love at home. Not forgetting beef satay skewers too (I must get a recipe up for that one on the blog).

    What do we need?
    Ingredient for satay sauce on a wooden table

    I prefer to use shop-bought smooth peanut butter for the sake of simplicity, but you can whizz up your own peanuts for this if you prefer. Or you could use chunky peanut butter.
    A traditional Indonesian Satay (where satay originates) would use roasted peanuts that have been ground by hand.


    How to make Satay Sauce

    Ingredients for Thai peanut sauce in a pan

    In a small saucepan mix together peanut butter, soy sauce, chilli flakes, fish sauce, coconut milk, light brown sugar and ground coriander whilst heating over a medium heat.

    Thai satay sauce in a pan on a light background

    It will thicken as it approaches boiling point. Turn off the heat just before it comes to the boil and stir in fresh lime juice. You can serve it warm or cold. If serving it warm, reheat right before serving.

    Can I make it ahead?

    Yes! The sauce can be made ahead, cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to 2-3 days. Place in a pan and reheat whilst stirring if you want to serve it warm.

    What Type Of Peanut butter

    Either crunchy or smooth is fine. Alternatively you can whizz up your own dry-roasted peanuts in a food processor to a chunky or smooth texture.

    Don't want the heat?

    You can leave the chilli flakes out entirely if you prefer. I like it a little spicy, but it's completely up to you.

    Satay sauce in a small copper pan topped with peanuts and coriander. Chicken skewers in the background

    What to serve with your satay sauce

    • Easy Chicken Satay Skewersor my Beef Satay
    • Thai Fish Cakes
    • Honey Garlic Chicken Skewers
    • Thai Chicken Salad
    • Vegetarian Buddha Bowls
    • Asian Mushrooms with Cashews and Veggies
    Square image of Chicken skewers with peanut satay sauce on a dark background

    More Peanut Butter Recipes

    If you are a fan of peanut butter? Try these recipes:

    Savoury:

    • Peanut Butter Chicken – in a rich peanut sauce
    • Thai Style Peanut Pork with Broccoli
    • African Chicken Stew

    Sweet:

    • No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars
    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake with Salted Caramel
    • 5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Nougat

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    Satay sauce in a small copper pan topped with peanuts and coriander

    Easy Satay Sauce Recipe

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    This easy 10-minute Satay Sauce Recipe makes a great dip for chicken, pork or vegetable skewers. Smooth and creamy with a little chilli kick!
    4.82 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Sauces, side dish
    Cuisine Indonesian
    Servings 8
    Calories 171 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 3 heaped tbsp smooth peanut butter
    • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce - (use tamari for gluten free)
    • ½ tsp chilli flakes - red pepper flakes
    • 1 tbsp fish sauce - (sub with vegetarian fish sauce if you want it vegetarian)
    • 7 oz (200ml) coconut milk - from a tin
    • 1 tbsp light brown sugar
    • ½ tsp ground coriander
    • Juice of 1 lime - (about 2 tbsp)

    Toppings (optional):

    • ½ tsp sesame seeds
    • 1 tbsp roasted peanuts - finely chopped
    • pinch chilli flakes
    • 1 tbsp fresh coriander - cilantro leaves

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Place all of the satay sauce ingredients EXCEPT for the lime juice into a small pan
    • Heat over medium heat whilst stirring with a wooden spoon. The sauce will look thin at first, then as it comes close to boiling point, it will start to thicken. Don't let the sauce boil, just turn down the heat as it approaches boiling point and stir until thickened, then turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice.
    • Transfer the sauce to a serving dish and sprinkle with sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, chilli flakes and fresh coriander before serving.

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    ✎ Notes

    Reheating:

    The sauce can be served cool or warm, or you can reheat if you wish (the oil will separate a little from the peanut butter and coconut milk as it cools, but a good mix with a wooden spoon will bring it back together again).
    Nutritional information is per serving. This recipe contains 8 servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 6gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 396mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 37IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Gonzalo says

      June 12, 2022 at 9:00 am

      How long can I keep it in the fridge? and can I freeze it?
      I'll be making some soon anyway, thanks for the recipe!

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    2. Chef Barnacle Joe (US NAVY RET.) says

      June 05, 2022 at 4:14 am

      I'm very curious about this recipe, sounds delicious. My kids use to love when I incorporate peanuts into my cooking, but that was a long time ago; that was before they grew up and started a life of their own. Perhaps I should make this recipe with kabobs and some other stir fry and invite them over, I'll bet they will love it!

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    3. Sylvia Fleming says

      May 31, 2022 at 10:11 pm

      3 stars
      Recipe doesn't tell you quantity of ingredients to use
      otherwise seems to be a very simple quick recipe can't wait to try it

      Reply
      • Chris Corbishley says

        June 03, 2022 at 7:36 am

        Hi Sylvia,

        The recipe quantities are in the recipe card at the end of the post for every recipe on our site. https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/easy-satay-sauce-recipe/#recipe
        Many thanks

        Chris & Nicky

        Reply
    4. Ling says

      May 05, 2022 at 6:57 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe!

      Reply
    5. Zoe Sopper says

      February 22, 2022 at 10:50 pm

      5 stars
      Fabulous! I love it even more than my boyfriend, and he's a peanut butter fan!

      Reply
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