ORANESSENCE - Satay - (No MSG!) (50g box)

The term Sate (pronounced saté) means "skewer" in Javanese; but it is generally used to refer to the famous "satay sauce" or more precisely the "peanut sauce" which is very popular in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, but also in the Netherlands.

By extension, saté or satay powder is a mixture of peanuts and spices that will allow you to bring an authentic flavor to your sauce, but also to season other dishes as you will see a little further down.

Our saté blend has a subtle sweet and salty balance. Composed of about a dozen spices that give it an authentic Indonesian flavor, n we made it based on unsalted roasted peanuts and designed it to be mildly spicy so it suits most people. For those who enjoy strong sensations, just add a little Cayenne pepper to spice it up to your taste.

USAGE:

Its primary use is to delicately flavor your peanut sauce. To treat yourself, here is the link to our recipe: Satay sauce (peanut sauce).

Otherwise, you can use the saté spices in a marinade, at 1 or 2 tablespoons depending on the volume to marinate. For curries and sauces, you can count on 2 to 3 teaspoons depending on the quantity.

You can also use it at plating time directly on the dish. Usually, a few pinches are enough.

Your grocer’s tip:

For an authentic-flavored marinade, we recommend mixing 4 tbsp of sweet soy sauce, 1 tbsp of honey, and 2 tbsp of olive oil, the juice of one lemon, one grated garlic clove (without the germ), and 1 tbsp of saté blend. If you like it a bit spicier, you can add 1 tsp of sambal oelek (fresh chili paste) or 1 tsp of Espelette pepper. Cover your meat with this mixture and let it marinate for several hours, ideally overnight in the refrigerator for extra tender and flavorful meat.

PAIRINGS:

Saté is the perfect match for shrimp and skewered or marinated meats! It also adds indulgence to vegetable woks. Satay sauce is traditionally used to accompany spring rolls and to season gado-gado, an Indonesian specialty, which is a salad of crunchy vegetables topped with peanut sauce. You can also simply dip cucumber, carrots, or tofu in it for an appetizer. Finally, satay sauce is a condiment that can be used with starches: pasta, rice, fries…

And what about monosodium glutamate?

Obviously, our exceptional saté contains no glutamate! This is true for all our products and especially for our range of flavored sesames. Despite what some may say, we shout it loud and clear because it is possible (and better) to do without it; and we believe it is the duty of the artisan and merchant to choose not to use or sell products that contain it.

Let us remind you that originally glutamate is natural since it comes from Kombu seaweed. It is what is called the fifth taste: the "umami" flavor. Extracted from this seaweed and consumed in small amounts, it is probably harmless. The problem is its chemical version and the 2 million tons per year that flood all kinds of products we consume daily and often to our detriment, since many professionals "forget" to mention it or prefer to insidiously name it: E621, MSG, natural seasoning, smoke flavor, or shamefully "spices."

This food additive has become very controversial because of its potentially destructive effects on neurons, especially in children who are said to be the most affected, and for good reason that it is added "almost" everywhere, under the lucrative pretext that it gives the worst products a little "come back for more" taste…