Peanut sauce

Peanut sauce
Peanut sauce with vegetables in pecel
Alternative namesSatay sauce, bumbu kacang, sambal kacang, pecel
TypeCondiment
Place of originIndonesia[1]
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsGround roasted peanuts, water and spices
Other informationNow part of global cuisine, but associated mainly with Southeast Asian cuisine.

Peanut sauce, satay sauce (saté sauce), bumbu kacang, sambal kacang, or pecel is an Indonesian sauce made from ground roasted or fried peanuts, widely used in Indonesian cuisine and many other dishes throughout the world.[2]

Peanut sauce is used with meat and vegetables, with grilled skewered meat, such as satays,[3] poured over vegetables as salad dressing such as in gado-gado, or as a dipping sauce.

  1. ^ Bartholomeusz, Rachel. "So much more to satay than peanut sauce". SBS Food. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. ^ "Indonesian-Spiced Peanut Sauce". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ Doak, Robin S. (2004). Indonesia. Capstone. ISBN 978-0-7565-0582-0.