Ingredients:
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound combination of boneless -- chicken,
-- beef and pork
3 tablespoons oil
1 stalk fresh lemon grass
3 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon seeded and finely chopped -- red chili peppers
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon sugar or honey
1/2 teaspoon fish sauce or 1/4 -- tsp. salt
satay sauce -- (recipe follows)
1 pint canning jars
***SATAY SAUCE***
1/4 cup oil
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1/2 teaspoon ground dried red chili peppers -- up to 1
3 kaffir lime leaves
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon chopped fresh lemon grass
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup milk
1 2 inch cinnamon stick
3 bay leaves
2 teaspoons tamarind paste
1 tablespoon fish sauce -- up to 3
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup chunky peanut butter
***CUCUMBER SAUCE***
1 Japanese cucumber
5 tablespoons sugar
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
3 red chili peppers -- seeded and, finely
-- chopped, up to 5
3 shallots -- finely chopped
6 sprigs Chinese parsley -- (for garnish), up
-- to 8 |
Preparation:
Cut chicken, beef and pork thinly into 2 inch strips. In a food processor or blender, combine oil, lemon grass, garlic, red chili peppers, curry powder sugar and fish sauce; blend until smooth. Pour over chicken and meat; marinate for 2 hours. Thread meat onto skewers and barbecue or broil, turning occasionally until cooked. Serve with Satay Sauce and Cucumber Sauce.
Heat oil in a skillet to medium-high heat and sauté garlic, onion, chili peppers, kaffir lime leaves, curry powder and lemon grass for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, milk, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, tamarind paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and peanut butter; mix well. Reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes. Be very careful sauce does not stick to bottom of pan.
Thinly slice cucumber; arrange in a bowl. Dissolve sugar in boiling water; stir in white vinegar and salt. Pour sauce over cucumber slices. Sprinkle with red chile peppers and shallots. Chill. Garnish with Chinese parsley.
Makes 1 1/2 cups. |