Indonesian Pork Satay

Submitted by SweetsLady

"I got this recipe a couple of years ago and it is a family favorite. It says to grill but I just cook it up in a pan and serve over rice. :)"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, fresh or 1 teaspoon ginger, dry
• 1 cup peanuts, roasted salted
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1⁄2 lbs pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch pieces
• skewer

directions

1. In a food processor, process garlic, green onions, ginger, peanuts, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Puree until almost smooth. Pour in broth and butter and mix again.
2. Place pork cubes in large resealable bag and pour mixture over meat. Marinate in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight.
3. Preheat grill to medium heat. Remove pork cubes from bag and thread onto skewers. In small saucepan, boil the marinade for 5 minutes. Reserve a small amount for basting and set the remainder aside to serve as a dipping sauce.
4. Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill for 10-15 minutes, or until well-browned, turning and brushing frequently with cooked marinade. Serve with dipping sauce.

Reviews

[16Paws]

The only change I made to this was to use one cup of Skippy chunky peanut butter as I didn't have regular peanuts. Whirled it all up in the food processer and let my pork loin cubes marinate all day. This was soooo good. DH loved it and when I asked him what he liked best about it he said: It is very flavorful without any one flavor standing out, it all blends together. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Maito]

Excellent recipe! I used half for the marinade and saved the other half for the sauce. I thought the marinade gave the pork great flavor, but the sauce was an even better addition. I will make more sauce next time so we'll have lots to put over our brown rice too! The fresh ginger is really crucial in this. I omitted the honey and used a tablespoon of oil instead of the butter. A new favorite!

 

[loof751]

Oh yeah this was GOOOD! The sauce was bold and flavorful, perfect with the meat. I reserved some of the marinade to use as a basting sauce instead of boiling the used marinade, and we didn't use any for dipping. Wonderful recipe - thanks for sharing this keeper!

 

[catbyte1]

What a great sauce. We love it. It does make a mess of the grill but it's worth it. The recipe as it makes approx 3 cups of sauce but we've found if you're serving more than 2 people you need to double it or half again as much because we put it on everything.

 

[I'mPat]

This tasted great and the DH says he will make again. This is one of the first satay recipes using peanuts that he has liked, a big plus. The only down side was the sauce as it split with a thick layer of oil rising to the top, even using the stick blender would not bring it back together but it still tasted great. Thank SweetsLady, made for 123 Hit Wonders 2008.