peanut sauce and peanut satay - a difference?

[Marymoi1]

I found a recipe for Thai chicken lettuce wraps and it calls for peanut sauce. I could only find peanut satay sauce at the grocery store...is there a difference? and will my recipe turn out badly if I use the satay sauce?

[Susann]

Peanut Sauce (Chinese style) Recipe

Serves/Makes: 1 cup

Ingredients:
1/2 cup peanut butter (always, always unsweetened !!)
1/2 cup coconut milk (canned is fine)
1/2 teaspoon garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh red chili (one fresh Thai chili, usually)
1 tablespoon fish sauce, "nuoc mam"
2 spring onions, sliced

Directions:

Stir ingredients together and heat to allow flavors to marry. Do not boil. Serve with dumplings or noodles, or as a dressing for cold chicken and noodle salad, and of course as a dipping sauce for satay.

I am only as strong as the tea I drink, the hairspray I use and the friends I have.
Susann

[Susann]

Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe

Serves/Makes: 1

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Directions:

In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar and cayenne pepper. Use less cayenne for a milder sauce.


I am only as strong as the tea I drink, the hairspray I use and the friends I have.
Susann