A Vague Memory of Peanut Sauce

Once upon a time, I made a delicious peanut sauce, so altering the recipe as to barely recognize it. I'll try to recapture it, because it turned out really good, but there may be an ingredient or two missing, since it was totally improvised with the assistance of my sous chef. I decided I wanted to make the Southeast Asian version, so I substituted red curry paste for the chili garlic paste and fish sauce for the soy sauce, and coconut milk for the water. On first taste it was pretty nasty. I then added soy sauce thinking that might have been a critical component. Then some chicken broth because it was kind of thick with the coconut milk. A little more peanut butter. Then some chili garlic paste because it still needed more kick. Then some lime juice because it needed some acidity. It still tasted kind of gross. Anshul suggested we heat it up. I sauteed chicken first, heated up the sauce and then mixed them together. I steamed broccoli and green beans and made some brown rice. I served it with brown rice, then veggies, then the saucy chicken on top. It was fantastic! The vegetables were nice and crisp, but there was plenty of sauce to mix with them. It was exactly like our favorite Panang Curry that we get at Thai restaurants. Mmm... if only I could replicate it again! I've even lost the picture of it!