Satay Lamb

🤍 Recipe Highlights

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the satay lamb recipe in the points below:

• Simple ingredients: you will be able to get everything you need to make the recipe from the local grocery store. Many of the items needed are pantry staples so you might already have some on hand!
• Easy recipe: this is a super easy recipe that needs basic steps to bring it together and is perfect for beginner cooks to master.
• Fast to cook: from start to finish it will take 20 minutes to get dinner on the table!
• Family friendly: everyone of all ages will love this flavorsome satay lamb. It has a peanut sauce, pairs well with cooked rice and will appeal to all ages.
• Homemade: when you purchase satay sauce from the supermarket it is easy as it is convenient. You don't however, know all of the ingredients that have gone into making it! Using our own set of ingredients to make the satay sauce ensures that we know everything in the recipe and that there are no hidden nasties to discover!

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the lamb satay recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Salt and pepper: we use salt and a little bit of black pepper to season the lamb meat.
• Peanut oil: a lovely light oil commonly used in Asian recipes.
• Lime juice: the lime juice adds a fresh boost of citrus to the homemade satay sauce. Its flavor is unmistakeable and fresh.
• Soy sauce: a touch of soy sauce adds a little bit of a savory taste to the sauce without it being 'too salty'.
• Worcestershire sauce: a fantastic full of flavor sauce that works in many recipes.
• Red chilli: we want to use 2-3 long red chilli, with the green top cut off and the rest finely sliced.
• Coconut milk: the coconut milk pairs with the peanut butter to create the balance of liquids in the satay sauce. You can use regular or light coconut milk.
• Peanut butter: the peanut butter is the key ingredient used to make the satay sauce. I like to use crunchy, however, both crunchy or smooth will work so you can choose your favorite.
• Lamb: shown in the photo above are lamb leg steaks. We dice these. Or you can purchase lamb strips, boneless lamb shoulder or store bought diced lamb.

Tasty Tip: I like to provide you with a number of substitutions and variations giving you an array of options when making the recipe. If in doubt of any of the above ingredients, or wanting alternatives, read this section (further below) before jumping into the instructions on how to make the recipe which are coming next 😉👌.

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make the lamb satay recipe. We start by browning the lamb.

• Add oil, diced lamb, salt and pepper to the pan (Photo 1)
• Brown the lamb (Photo 2)
• Add the peanut butter (Photo 3)
• Then add the coconut milk (Photo 4)

👩‍🍳 How to Make Satay Lamb

To make the satay lamb, start by dicing the lamb leg steaks into 1-2 bite size pieces. Then place a large sauté pan on the stove top, turn the heat to high, add the peanut oil, diced lamb, salt and pepper.

Brown the diced lamb for 5-6 minutes and once done, transfer it (and any excess liquid) out of the pan and onto a paper towel lined plate.

Next add the peanut butter to the pan, followed by the coconut milk as you see in the photos above.

• Add the red chilli to the pan (Photo 5)
• Then add the lime juice (Photo 6)
• Add both the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce (Photo 7)
• Stir till the sauce is consistently combined (Photo 8)

Next add the sliced red chilli to the pan, followed by the lime juice, soy sauce and Worcestershire. Turn the temperature down to medium high heat and use a wooden spoon to stir as the peanut butter melts and the sauce becomes thick and consistently mixed.

When it has, add the browned lamb back to the pan as you see me having done in the photo below.

• Add the browned lamb to the pan (Photo 9)

After adding the browned lamb back to the pan, stir to gently combine it with the sauce and then let it cook for a further 5-6 mins. Stir regularly throughout this time to ensure that the sauce doesn't sit still for too long.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

When it comes to serving your lamb satay, you have a wide variety of options available to you.

Try it with the Basmati Fried Rice or Brown Rice Fried Rice for Chinese restaurant style pairings.

Or simply cook some plain white or brown rice and add that to the table. It is an easy choice as it keeps the total cook time to the 20 minutes and is perfect for night's when you don't have a lot of time or energy to get dinner on the table.

Adding some lime wedges and fresh cilantro leaves (coriander) to the plates will help with the presentations as well as fitting the theme.

For wine, try a chilled rose or pinot grigio. Or for red wine try a smooth pinot noir. Any of the 3 will go down treat with the lamb satay 😄👍.

👍 How to Guide

How to Store

Allow the dish to fully cool. Then transfer leftovers into a sealed, air tight container. They can be refrigerated for 3 days and need to be reheated before being consumed.

How to Freeze

Place cooled leftovers into airtight containers, then stack in the freezer. They can be kept for 3 months and are best thawed before being reheated.

How to Reheat

For refrigerated leftovers, place them into a bowl with cling wrap. Heat on high in the microwave in 1 minute increments, stirring in between for a total of 3 minutes.

For frozen portions, remove from the freezer and let them fully thaw. Then reheat following the above method until warmed through.

😉 Substitutions and Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• You can omit the red chilli from the sauce if you want to make this for kids and are worried they will find them 'too hot' or spicy.
• Either smooth peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter can be used.
• Where I am using roughly chopped cashews as a garnish, you can use crushed nuts or peanuts if you prefer.
• You can add 1-2 teaspoons of brown sugar to the satay sauce if you want it to have a sweeter taste. (Test before adding to see if you think it needs it, I personally don't 😄👍).
• You can use kecap manis in place of the regular soy sauce if you wish too. It is a sweet thick sauce, known as 'Indonesian soy sauce'.
• I don't recommend using lemon juice in place of the lime juice or lime wedges. It has a tart flavor and would not sit well with the lamb.

💡 Tasty Tips

Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:

• Initially when we are browning the lamb, we are not trying to fully cook it. We simply want to brown it to lock in the meat juices and flavor and it will finish cooking after we add it to the satay sauce.
• When making the satay sauce, we want to stir it reasonably frequently to ensure it doesn't sit in the pan for too long and burn.
• If you love satay recipes, you might also like the Satay Prawns 😉👌.

🤓 Frequently Asked Questions

What is Satay Sauce made of?

Satay sauce is made from a combination of peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Some recipes will add sugar to the sauce, however this is not essential, rather an optional choice.

What do you eat with satay sauce?

Satay sauce can be paired with a wide variety of proteins. Try it with beef, pork, chicken, fish or tofu.

How do you thicken satay sauce?

Peanut butter is the key ingredient in ensuring your satay sauce is thick and not watery.

😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes

Here are some more recipes to keep your dinners inspired and something that you look forward to making all day:

• Garlic Chicken Parmesan Pasta
• Thai Minced Pork
• Chicken Barley Soup
• Scallop Linguine
• Chorizo Pasta Bake
• Pork Chops With Apples
• Tuna Fried Rice
• Sausage And Peppers
• Chicken Drumsticks And Potatoes
• Leek And Potato Soup

It is time to get our satay lamb on my friend! You can also find all of my popular recipes or dinner recipes in the one spot.

Adrianne

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