Last night we had Grilled Chicken Satays with Peanut Sauce. They were pretty good. I think I would try another recipe the next time we had the desire to enjoy a satay. Or, at least cut down on the fish sauce in the dipping sauce, and increase the peanut butter. Scott liked it. But, for me, I don't want to have that distinctive, pungent flavor, coming out above all the others. I have made many dishes with this southeast Asian favorite. It is scary initially, when you are mixing everything up & you open the bottle & the aroma reaches your nostrils. What was that?! Dirty socks?! Wet dog? Horse blanket? Maybe it was just rotting fish guts... And, even with the terrifying smell, all the dishes I have tried in the past with fish sauce have a lovely flavor. This one... way too strong. No thank you. Sorry Emeril. This one had a little too much "Bam" for me.
Anyway. Maybe you want to try it for yourself & see what you think.
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YUCKY!! I actually do not care for his recipes. He's a funny man to watch, but no thanks to Him or Rachael Ray on their food. :(
One time when we lived on Wilder (I think Jen and I in that apt), Bonnie had been over to make some Chinese food and left the bottle of fish sauce. It got put out on the doorstep because it stunk so bad. I've never really tried using it since then.
I need to defend Emeril. He is a good chef. Just because this was too fish saucy for me, doesn't mean he is on par with Rachael Ray!! He has good recipes.
Umm, hello...why didn't i know about this blog earlier?
love you! so fun to see your little girl!
I commented "hello" on your blog a while back. But, it was probably not a current post or something, & you didn't see it...
Glad you stopped by!
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