Fried Garlic Peanut Sauce - Barbecuebible.com

Name: Fried Garlic Peanut Sauce - Barbecuebible.com
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 5 cloves garlic, 3 cloves thinly sliced crosswise and 2 cloves minced; 1 shallot, minced; 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed and minced, or 2 strips (each 1/2 by 2 inches) lemon zest; 1 to 3 small hot chiles, such as Thai chiles or serrano or jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced (for a hotter peanut sauce, leave the seeds in); 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, minced, or 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional); 3/4 cup peanut butter; 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk, or as needed; 2 tablespoons sugar, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground pepper

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A peanut sauce perfect for Singapore-style kebabs. The addition of fried garlic chips is very characteristic of Southeast Asia. Recipe by Steven Raichlen.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic, 3 cloves thinly sliced crosswise and 2 cloves minced
1 shallot, minced
1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed and minced, or 2 strips (each 1/2 by 2 inches) lemon zest
1 to 3 small hot chiles, such as Thai chiles or serrano or jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced (for a hotter peanut sauce, leave the seeds in)
1 tablespoon dried shrimp, minced, or 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk, or as needed
2 tablespoons sugar, or more to taste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice, or more to taste
1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground pepper