sate (pork on skewers)

sate
Originally uploaded by kattebelletje.

Buy pork or chicken meat; pork can be a little fatty, I like it anyway... cut meat in small dice and put it on skewers. (Now they always tell you you should soak the skewers in water, because they may burn, but it doesn't get that bad) After making a couple of skewers, start making the peanut sauce that goes with the sate. Put 1 tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan and fry two tablespoons of chopped onion; a clove of smashed garlic; and a tablespoon of sambal hot sauce. Fry gently, then add 4 or 5 tablespoons of peanut butter (the Surinam variety is great!! because it has madame Jeanet pepper in it) and slowly add hot water. Stir until you have a sauce, add some lime leaves for extra flavour, and add coconut cream and lemon juice at the end. Taste for flavour, you might want to add more sugar or salt.
Put the skewers under a hot grill or on a BBQ until done, this could take as short as 5 minutes, so keep watching. Add peanut sauce on your plate and enjoy with a cucumber salad on the side.