Peanut-Tamarind Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls or Satay Recipe

Updated February 05, 2019

Using a mortar and pestle gets great flavor out of the garlic and peanuts.
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This peanut-tamarind sauce is great as a dip for spring rolls, or as a marinade and dip for satay.

Recipe Details

Active 10 mins

Total 10 mins

Serves 8 servings

Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

If You Have a Mortar and Pestle (Recommended): Toast peanuts on a rimmed baking sheet in a 375°F oven or toaster oven until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool. Combine sugar and garlic in the mortar and pound with the pestle into a smooth paste. Add peanuts and pound to form a chunky paste. Add soy sauce, curry paste, and tamarind concentrate and firmly stir with a circular motion until a homogeneous chunky mixture is formed. Add vegetable oil and stir to combine. Add water to thin to a pourable but still thick consistency. Adjust heat with chile flakes, if desired.
If You Have a Food Processor: Toast peanuts on a rimmed baking sheet in a 375°F oven or toaster oven until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool. Combine peanuts, sugar, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until a chunky paste is formed. Add soy sauce, curry paste, tamarind concentrate, and oil and process until a chunky homogeneous mixture is formed. Pulse in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce reaches a pourable but thick consistency. Adjust heat with chile flakes, if desired.
Sauce can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Rimmed baking sheet or toaster oven, mortar and pestle or food processor

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	111
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g	12%
Saturated Fat 1g	6%
Cholesterol 1mg	0%
Sodium 336mg	15%
Total Carbohydrate 6g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 1mg	4%
Calcium 13mg	1%
Iron 0mg	2%
Potassium 110mg	2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)