Paleo Satay Sauce with Cashews

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 small red chillies

  deseeded and roughly diced
• 2 cloves garlic

  roughly diced
• 1 stalk lemongrass

  outer layer removed and roughly diced
• 3 small shallots

  peeled and roughly diced
• 1.5 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3 cups unsalted

  raw cashews
• 1.5 cups water
• 150 ml coconut milk
• 1/2 lime

  juice
• 3 tablespoons coconut aminos

  or 2.5 tbsp. Tamari
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1.5 tablespoons honey
• You will need a food processor or a large mortar and pestle

  and/or a blender

Instructions

• 1 Process chillies, garlic, lemongrass and shallots to a smooth paste in a food
  processor or use a mortar and pestle to grind all ingredients together.
• 2 Heat coconut oil in a small saucepan. Add the ground paste and fry for about 4-5
  minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. The mixture
  will start caramelising and browning slightly.
• 3 Meanwhile, heat another frying pan over medium heat and toast cashew nuts for
  about 2 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning. You will be stirring
  the nuts and the mixture in parallel.
• 4 Add turmeric and curry powder to the mix and stir through for 20 seconds to
  release the aromas. Add one cup of water to the cooking paste and bring to boil.
• 5 Grind toasted cashews into crumbs using a food processor. Add to the cooking
  mixture together with coconut milk, lime juice, coconut aminos and fish sauce.
  Bring to boil and then bring the heat down to simmer. Cook for 5 minutes and add
  honey, a good pinch of salt (about 2/3 teaspoon) and another half a cup of
  water. Cook for a further 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently as the mixture will
  start thickening and caramelising. Take off the heat and transfer to a blender
  to further process into a smooth paste, add a little more water if needed.
• 6 Store the sauce in the fridge in a clean, airtight jar. It will thicken in the
  fridge, so reheat with a little water when using again.

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