If you have a list of sauces in your repertoire, you can turn any basic meal into something a little more special. This satay sauce recipe the The Australia Woman's Weekly's "The great chicken cookbook" serves that purpose. This sauce is made with common pantry ingredients and is <i>far</i> from traditional – served with marinated chicken shaslicks, it's perfect for those nights of zero inspiration.

I made two alterations to this recipe: one, I partially blended the sauce to make it less chunky, and second I added chicken

The recipe calls for grilled chicken, but you can just as easily fry them, bake them or cook them on a BBQ. Don't forget to soak your bamboo skewers first – this both sterelises them and stops them from burning.

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