Moo Satay (Pork Satay) with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons coriander seeds (toasted and ground)
2 teaspoons cumin seeds (toasted and ground)
1 stalk lemongrass (peeled & chopped)
1 tablespoon galangal (or ginger, grated)
1 teaspoon kaffir lime peel (or regular lime peel, grated)
1 teaspoon turmeric (ground)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons palm sugar (grated)
1 pound pork (cut into thin strips)
1/4 cup peanut sauce
* wooden skewers (soaked in cold water for 30 minutes)

Directions:

1. Mix the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, lemongrass, galangal, lime peel, turmeric and salt in a mortar and pestle of a food processor.
2. Mix in the oil and palm sugar.
3. Cover the pork in the mixture and marinate for 3-5 hours.
4. Skewer the pork and grill it for about 5 minutes on each side.

Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:

1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 tablespoon penang curry paste or red curry paste
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon palm sugar (grated, or sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1/4 cup peanuts (roasted, and crushed)

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the curry paste and saute for a few minutes.
3. Add the coconut milk, chicken stock, sugar, salt, lime juice and peanut butter and simmer of a few minutes while stirring.
4. Add the peanuts, stir and remove from the heat.