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Peanut Sauce

by Judy

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If you’re looking for a fantastic Peanut Sauce, look no further, you’ve found it here!  I love a good peanut sauce and this one is so simple and so versatile.  It’s my go to peanut sauce. It makes a great dipping sauce for grilled meats and seafood, as a dressing on slaws and veggies, poured over noodles, or if you’re like me, you might just sneak a few spoonfuls by itself.  It’s okay, I won’t tell.

Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

This peanut sauce gets it’s spice from red curry paste.  It’s easy to adjust the amount of spice to your accommodate your own spice tolerance.  I think one tablespoon is a good starting point. I like a lot of spice so I use about two tablespoons of curry paste.  If you don’t want it too spicy, start off with 1-2 teaspoons and add more as needed.  I also use fish sauce in my recipe for a more authentic Thai taste, but feel free to substitute soy sauce if you don’t have fish sauce.

The beautiful thing about a basic peanut sauce is you can change it up if you’re feeling a bit adventurous!  Try adding a bit of grated fresh ginger, or maybe substitute some rice vinegar for the lime juice.  Don’t be afraid to get creative, just taste and adjust.  And don’t forget to let me know if you’ve come up with a delicious addition!

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Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 can unsweetened Coconut Milk (I use Thai Kitchen)
  • 1 Tbls. red curry paste (adjust amount to your taste preferences)
  • 3/4 C. peanut butter, chunky or smooth
  • 1/4 C. brown sugar
  • 2 Tbls. fish sauce
  • 1 Lime, juiced

Instructions

  1. When you open the can of coconut milk, there will be a layer of cream on the top. Scoop this cream out and put in saucepan. Heat on medium until it melts, then add curry paste, stirring, and cook for another minute or two until well combined and heated through.
  2. Add remaining coconut milk, peanut butter, brown sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Mix well and continue to simmer until thickened a bit, about 3-4 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and let sauce cool. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

Notes

Start with 1 tablespoon of curry paste and add more if you prefer it on the spicy side, or add a little less if you’re spice shy. Curry pastes are all a bit different. I use 2 tablespoons and it’s just the way I like it. Don’t worry if you only add a teaspoon, then when all the other ingredients are added you think you want it a bit spicier, just add some more and cook until it’s combined and heated, it’ll be fine.
Store sauce in refrigerator. If it’s a little too thick for you after its been refrigerated, just add a little water to thin it out.

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Filed Under: Sauces & Salad Dressings, Cook Something, Vegan/Vegetarian, Vegan/Vegetarian Tagged With: Peanut, Spice, Thai, coconut milk, peanut butter, red curry paste

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