Peanut Sauce

Name: Peanut Sauce
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon peanut oil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup soybean sauce (not soy sauce; available at Asian supermarkets); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon chili paste; 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon peanut butter; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted; 10 to 15 dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 teaspoon peanut oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup soybean sauce (not soy sauce; available at Asian supermarkets)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon chili paste
1 cup water
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
10 to 15 dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Directions

1

Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
2

Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
3

Reduce the heat to low and stir in the soybean sauce, tomato paste, fish sauce, and chili paste.
4

In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, sugar, and water.
5

Stir into the soybean mixture.
6

Bring to a boil.
7

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
8

Pour the sauce into individual serving bowls and sprinkle with the sesame seeds and peanuts.
9

Serve at room temperature.