Indonesian sweet and sour beef sate with peanut sauce (sate daging sapi manis pedas sambal kacang) recipe

Recipe for indonesian sweet and sour beef sate with peanut sauce (sate daging sapi manis pedas sambal kacang) in our easy ethnic recipes collection. Sate, skewered pieces of beef or chicken cooked over hot coals, is a popular snack and appetizer in Indonesia. This recipe is for beef sate, but you can easily substitute chicken. Typically, the meat is served with a spicy peanut sauce called sambal kacang.

Sate recipe ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon tamarind, dissolved in 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 pound sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• Bamboo skewers (*)

(*) To prevent the bamboo skewers from burning, soak them in water for 1 hour before using.

Sate recipe method

• With a mortar and pestle, food processor, or blender, combine coriander, cumin, garlic, salt, brown sugar, and tamarind.
• Place steak cubes in a medium bowl and add the spice mixture. Use your fingers to rub the spices into the meat. Set meat in the refrigerator and marinate for 1 hour.
• In a wide, shallow dish, mix soy sauce, water, and peanut oil.
• Place four pieces of marinated meat on each skewer and dip the meat into the soy sauce mixture.
• Broil meat over a charcoal fire or under the broiler of the oven. Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Serve with peanut sauce.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Marinating time: 1 hour
Serves 4

Peanut sauce recipe ingredients

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 teaspoons tamarind, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 cup creamy, natural peanut butter, available at most food co-ops

Peanut sauce recipe method

• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add water, crushed red pepper, tamarind, salt, sugar, and shrimp paste. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add peanut butter and stir until combined. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often and adding a tablespoon of water if the mixture becomes too thick.
• Serve warm or hot with sate.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Makes 1 cup

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