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This is the peanut sauce I make when I have decided to do it properly. I LOVE peanut sauce so I often make a cheaty version with just peanut butter, sriracha and a little brown sugar and soy sauce. It does the trick for my mid-afternoon or late-night hanger needs. But this is the proper version and the addition of the garlic, shallot and fresh chiles really does make it that much better and really only adds 10 minutes of cooking and clean up so not a bad trade. This is beautiful as a dip, but I love it on noodles, especially cold Asian Noodles with cucumber or as a glaze for chicken or beef and vegetables in a stir fry. Make it and you’ll use it, guaranteed.
Peanut Sauce Print Recipe
A spicy, sweet, aromatic and of course peanutty peanut sauce that comes together quickly, keeps well and will up your dinner and snack game all week.
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| Peanut Sauce Print Recipe A spicy, sweet, aromatic and of course peanutty peanut sauce that comes together quickly, keeps well and will up your dinner and snack game all week.
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Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 jalapeño or chile pepper finely chopped (or 2 Tbsp chile paste like sambal oelek)
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 shallot (or equivalent amount of onion), finely chopped
- 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
- 1/2 -1 cup coconut milk (or water)
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil (optional)
Instructions
Splash the vegetable oil in a saucepan on medium heat. Once it’s warm, add the chili, garlic, and shallot and sauté until everything’s translucent. Add the turmeric (if using), coconut milk or water, and chile paste if using instead of fresh chile.
Let it come just to a boil, then turn the heat down. Add the peanut butter, soy sauce, and brown sugar and stir tocombine. It should thicken quite a bit. If the oil is separating from the sauce a bit (this can happen from the oil in the coconut milk and the peanut butter, but it's easy to fix!), add water a few drops at a time and whisk until it comes smoothly back together. Once it’s all combined, taste it and add whatever you think it needs—but think about the salt and spice in particular.
Sarah says:
September 3, 2017 at 7:49 am
Hi Leanne! I’m excited to recreate this sauce at home, but how much onion would be equivalent to the shallot in this recipe? I’m assuming a white onion would be an okay substitute, just want to know how much to chop! Thanks.
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Leanne Brown says:
September 3, 2017 at 4:22 pm
Hey Sarah, I would suggest about 1/4 cup of chopped onion would be the equivalent of a shallot. You could also use scallions to mimic the milder shallot flavor.
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Sarah says:
September 4, 2017 at 4:00 am
Thank you! On to the spicy goodness..
Marisa says:
September 7, 2017 at 4:29 pm
Hi there. I made this sauce the other night and it was so tasty! My picky husband loved it!! It’d be awesome if I could make a double batch to simply have it on hand. Is this something I can make ahead and store? If so, how should I store it and how long? Thanks!
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Leanne Brown says:
September 13, 2017 at 11:05 am
Yes definitely double or even triple it! I do that often. I usually store it in a tupperware in the fridge. I’m not sure how it would freeze, but it lasts for about a month in the fridge——although I usually eat it all before that!
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Nora says:
April 13, 2020 at 10:06 pm
Just used this recipe and I think its missing a few things. First, are you supposed to chop up the cloves of garlic? It’s never mentioned in the recipe or ingredients list but it seems weird to have a sauce with whole cloves of garlic in it. Also brown sugar is mentioned as an ingredient but its never mentioned when to add it in to the recipe.
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