First grind or crush the peanuts to a fairly fine powder or just spoon out some peanut butter. Then combine them/it with the remaining ingredients (except the lime juice), to form a smooth sauce.

If the sauce is too thick, you can thin it with a little chicken stock. Now add the lime juice, tasting as you progress to check the balance of flavors is correct.

Serve with a few sprinkled crushed peanuts on top and if you like is hot some course red chili pepper or chili paste.

Note use red curry paste with beef or chicken satay, (as above). If you are doing shrimp satay then use half the quantity of thai red curry paste.