pork satay

Pork Satay with Peanut sauce


1 tablespoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 tablespoon of palm sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 kilo of boneless pork loin, cut into 3 inch long by 1 inch wide by ¼ inch thick strips
bamboo skewers, soaked in water for a few hours
1 cup of thick coconut cream

Combine curry powder, turmeric, palm sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and oil.
Toss pork strips with marinade.
Thread 3 or 4 pork strips onto the skewers, weaving in-and-out, sideways, in a ribbon fashion.
Marinate for 30 minutes or longer.
Preheat grill.
Brush strips with thick coconut cream.
Place (brushed side down) over hot coals for 1 to 2 minutes or until charred and cooked.
Turn over, brush with coconut cream and grill until cooked.
Serve with Peanut Sauce.


Peanut Dipping Sauce

4 ounces of freshly roasted, unsalted, peanuts
3 to 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 ounce chopped onion
1 to 2 tablespoon red or Massaman curry paste
1 teaspoon fish sauce
8 tablespoons coconut milk
4 to 6 teaspoons lime juice, to taste
2 to 3 teaspoons brown sugar

First grind or crush the peanuts to a fairly fine powder.
Then combine them with the remaining ingredients (except the lime juice), to form a smooth sauce.
If the sauce is too thick, you can thin it with a little chicken stock.
Now add the lime juice, tasting as you progress to check the balance of flavors is correct.

Note:
Use red curry paste with beef or pork satay, Massaman with chicken. If you are doing shrimp satay then use half the quantity of Massaman paste.


Aa Jaad - Cucumber Pickle

1/4 cup of rice vinegar
2-3 medium cucumber, peeled
½ cup red onion, thinnly sliced
cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
1 small fresh red or green chili
1 tablespoon of sugar
a pinch of salt
a dash of black pepper

In a medium bowl, stir vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until sugar & salt are dissolved. Keep it aside to cool down.
Cut cucumber roughly.
Add cucumber, red onion, cilantro and chili into vinegar dressing; toss until combined.
Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.