Peanut sauce, also sometimes known as "satay sauce", because originally in Indonesia, it was accompanied with satay, a dish of grilled skewered meat. This is super easy sauce/dressing, which can be mostly made with pantry items. It's made by mixing peanut butter with the following ingredients soy sauce, sweetner like honey/maple syrup/brown sugar, spicy Siracha Sauce, aromatic like garlic and ginger, rice vinegar/lime juice, and little water/coconut milk. It forms smooth and ultra creamy sauce. It has a bit tanginess, a mild sweetness and a spicy kick; even kids will love it. It's versatile, it can be used as dipping sauce or salad dressing.
It's delicious accompanied with raw/roasted/grilled vegetables or roasted/grilled chicken or fruites like apples, mangos, for dipping your favorite starters or drizzeled on noodles and salads. This recipe yields around 1/2 cup sauce.
List of Ingredients required
3 tbsp creamy peanut butter homemade or shop bought(check the ingredients, as it will have added salt and sugar so adjust accordingly)
1/4-1/2 tbsp canola oil + 1/4-1/2 tbsp sesame seed oil
1-2tbsp lime juice or rice vinegar
1 and 1/2 -2 tbsp liquid aminos(Coconut aminos sauce are concentrated amino acids that are similar in taste and appearance to soy sauce )or reduced sodium tamari or reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2-1 tsp maple syrup or honey
½-3/4 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
¼ teaspoon garlic powder or 1 to 2 medium cloves garlic, pressed or minced
1-2 tbsp or according to spice level sirach sauce
2 to 4 tbsp warm water/coconut milk or as necessary to reach your desired consistency
1/8-¼ teaspoon for chilli flakes for garish
few roasted penuts chopped for garish(optional)
Let’s Get Started
Step 1:
Add all of the ingredients except for the water or cocnonut milk to a medium-sized mixing bowl or a mixer/blender one by one. And whisk them together until smooth and well combined. (If the peanut butter is difficult to whisk at room temperature, it can be warmed for 10-20 seconds in the microwave to soften it up and make it easier to mix with the other ingredients. )
Step 2:
Next add warm water or cocnut milk and adjust the consistency as required.
Step 3:
Taste test and add anything required according to taste. And serve garnihed with red chilli flakes and chopped peanuts.
Storing Instruction and Conclusion
Storing suggestion and conclution
It can be served with grilled chicken or raw/boiled/roasted vegetable or it can be drizzled on salads or noodles etc. And we can store this in the referegerator upto 3 to 4 days. It is ideal for meal prep.
Hoping you liked this recipe. Please do give it a try and share you feedback and comment. Happy cooking!
Thank you. Stay healthy, stay happy!
Yummily,
vinitha
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