I had been craving some Thai style spicy peanut sauce lately and I had a few ideas on what I could do with it. The peanut sauce is a super tasty sauce that is made with a Thai red curry paste and peanut butter at its base. The curry paste adds a ton of flavour in addition to some spicy heat which is perfectly balanced by aspects of saltiness, sourness, and sweetness in the sauce creating something that is truly amazing and oh so addictive! I figured that I would make a big batch of it to enjoy and do a bit of experimenting during the week.
The first thing on my list of things to use the peanut sauce with was shrimp satay that is accompanied by some of the sauce for dipping. The shrimp is marinated in a marinade that has a ton of flavour and then skewered and grilled to perfection. If you make the sauce ahead of time and the shrimp is already marinated and skewered then it only takes a few minutes from pulling everything out of the fridge until you are enjoying dipping that grilled shrimp into the spicy peanut sauce and licking your fingers clean! Given that everything can be prepared ahead of time, this is a great appetizer for when entertaining company.
Shrimp Satay with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons coriander seeds (toasted and ground)
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds (toasted and ground)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric (ground)
- 2 stalks lemongrass (peeled & chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1 tablespoon galangal (or ginger, grated)
- 1 lime (juice and zest)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar (grated or brown sugar)
- 1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
- * wooden skewers (soaked in cold water for 30 minutes)
- 1/4 cup peanut sauce
directions
- Mix the coriander, cumin, turmeric, lemongrass, garlic, galangal, lime, fish sauce and sugar in a food processor.
- Marinate the shrimp in the marinade for up to 4 hours.
- Skewer the shrimp and grill until cooked, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Serve with peanut dipping sauce.
Velva says
July 6, 2010 at 12:08 amA Thai spicy Thai shrimp….Delicious! This would definitely hit the spot.
Recipe for Delicious says
July 6, 2010 at 12:38 amGreat recipe, Kevin. Thanks for all the alternate ingredients for those of us with small-town grovery stores. I think I can get lemon grass, so I may just have to give this a try.
Anna at Tiny Kitchen Creations says
July 6, 2010 at 1:01 amHello, just started following your blog on bloglovin'. This dish looks delish, I've been craving a savory peanut butter dish so this will hit the spot when I try it out.
-Anna at Tiny Kitchen Creations
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Adventures in Domestic Cooking says
July 6, 2010 at 3:33 amI must try this!!
The Duo Dishes says
July 6, 2010 at 4:29 amThere's a little peanut sauce left from the weekend, and it would be nice to try with your shrimp part of this recipe. Satay doesn't have to be just chicken!
Jess @ Bakericious says
July 6, 2010 at 4:34 amthis looks so yummy and I love peanut sauce, yum yum
Susan @ SGCC says
July 6, 2010 at 6:27 amLovely recipe, Kevin. Satay is a favorite of mine, but I never get the peanut sauce right. I'll have to give yours a try.
jose manuel says
July 6, 2010 at 7:41 amDelicioso. Saludos
bed frames says
July 6, 2010 at 8:03 amThat style of dish is very new to me. I have eaten a lot of different cook in shrimps but this one is so different.
We Are Not Martha says
July 6, 2010 at 11:57 amThis looks awesome! I love love Thai peanut sauce, and summer makes me want shrimp all the time. This is perfect 🙂
Sues
Anonymous says
July 6, 2010 at 2:12 pmVery inspiring recipes and I love that you update so often!
By the way, your photos are some of the most delicious I've seen.
brian says
July 6, 2010 at 2:36 pmGood looking shrimp dish Kevin! I did a Moroccan one last week and a lot of the spices are similar to your recipe here. I love the thought of lemon grass in there and will definitely try this sometime.
Greetings from Gibraltar,
Brian
Emily says
July 6, 2010 at 2:46 pmWow, this looks really delicious. I love shrimp and anything with a Thai touch!
Anonymous says
July 6, 2010 at 3:19 pmKevin your peanut dipping sauce is fantastic! I make it often even for dipping summer rolls into (not fried or baked). I also like the sound of the marinade but can't decide between shrimp and chicken!!
Momgateway says
July 6, 2010 at 3:58 pmThe spicy peanut sauce is amazing!
Anonymous says
July 6, 2010 at 4:23 pmAll I have to say is mmm…
Anonymous says
July 6, 2010 at 4:43 pmOh, that looks really good Kevin! Putting it on my list of things to make for next week!
Ana Powell says
July 6, 2010 at 5:43 pmReally delicious ♥
Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul says
July 6, 2010 at 8:37 pmPeanut butter is so good in savory applications. Some of the ingredients I don't use. So, I may omit them.
Looks fabulous!
Carmen
Sweet & Savory Summer says
July 6, 2010 at 9:26 pmThis recipe is exactly what I have been looking for… and have waited to make a peanut sauce until I found the perfect one, this is it! Can't wait to make it 🙂
Drew @ How To Cook Like Your Grandmother says
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http://www.erikorganic.com/dining-room/dining-room-table.shtml says
October 21, 2010 at 6:50 amThis looks so delicious! I just love it so much. I might try this one this coming weekend.