Indonesian Lamb Satay

Oh, shoot, I just accidentally deleted the photo and it was such a nice photo! I finally found all of the ingredients for this which took almost a week in itself. Star anise. Good, not too expensive, lamb (TJ's!). Lemongrass. And then when I started actually making it, I couldn't find the damn lemongrass. Oh well, not essential I guess. I subbed in some lemon zest. The lamb was really, really good. It was super tender and the marinade was really nice. I cut the pieces thinner than the recipe called for pretty much on accident but just cooked it for less time and they came out fine. It definitely needed a big side dish though because it wasn't that much food. Especially for Anshul. I made some spicy rice noodles to go with it, stir fried with bok choy, carrots, red pepper and a few edamame. I made up the sauce myself, taking hints from a few Indonesian noodle recipes. Some garlic and ginger at the beginning, then a sauce with 4 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs honey, 1 tbs sambal oelek, and I think there was one more thing but I can't remember what. It was really spicy - a little too spicy for my taste, but Anshul liked it. When mixed with the peanut sauce, it was delish. The peanut sauce overall wasn't very memorable and I think there are probably better recipes out there. It was fine, just not fantastic. Anshul was a very happy hubby at the end - what could be better in life than lamb AND spicy noodles? Except maybe Kashmiri food, but his mom will be here soon to make that. I liked it a lot, though don't think it will be a regular - the lamb was really tasty but took a while to cut into strips for not that much meet.