Sweet and Sour Beef Sate with Peanut Sauce

Satay or 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.

Satay originated in Java, Indonesia. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia, where it has become a national dish .It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries.

Ingredients ::

 for Sate :

• 2 teaspoon ............................... ground coriander 
• 1/4 teaspoon ............................ ground cumin
• 2 cloves ................................... garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ............................... salt
• 1 tablespoon ............................ brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ............................... tamarind, dissolved in 1 tbsp. warm water
• 1 lb. ......................................... sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoon ............................ soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon ............................ water
• 1 tablespoon ............................ peanut oil
• bamboo skewers*

 for Peanut Sauce :

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

Directions ::

for Sate :

1. With a mortar and pestle, food processor, or blender, combine coriander, cumin, garlic, salt, brown sugar, and tamarind. 
2. 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. 
3. In a wide, shallow dish, mix soy sauce, water, and peanut oil. 
4. Place four pieces of marinated meat on each skewer and dip the meat into the soy sauce mixture.
5. Broil meat over a charcoal fire or under the broiler of the oven. Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Serve with peanut sauce (recipe on following page).
   

 for Peanut Sauce :

1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. 
2. Add water, crushed red pepper, tamarind, salt, sugar, and shrimp paste. Cook for 5 minutes. 
3. 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. 
4. Serve warm or hot with sate.