Peanut Sauce For Grilled Chicken Satays - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 (12 ounce) jar smooth peanut butter
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/3 cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
hot sauce (optional)

Preparation

In a food processor, combine green onions, cilantro, jalapenos, garlic, and ginger and blend on high speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Add the peanut butter and sesame oil and blend, scraping down the sides, for 30 seconds. Add the fish sauce and lime juice and process to blend.
Add the coconut milk and hoisin sauce and process until smooth, scraping down the sides, as needed. You may add hot sauce to taste, if desired.
Drizzle over chicken satays and serve additional sauce in a bowl on the side for dipping.