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Best Peanut Sauce

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"Easiest peanut sauce for Chinese style cooking" — sal

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Original recipe makes 1 cup Change Servings

1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar

2 drops hot pepper sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup water

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Directions

In a small bowl, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, hot pepper sauce and garlic until well mixed. Gradually stir in water until texture is smooth and creamy.

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I would have given this recipe 4 stars as is, but it was 5 stars once we tweaked it a bit. The ratios were a bit off for our tastes. There is too much peanut butter for the amount of other ingredients, so...either add less PB or more of everything else. We just added more of the other ingredients to taste. Extra vinegar and brown sugar (which we used in place of white sugar) was the perfect touch here, as it helps take the place of hoisin sauce. My husband used to cook in a high-end restaurant and was skeptical about a hoisin-free peanut sauce, but was very surprised with how good this turned out with our modifications. A few sesame seeds and some green onion on top and it was perfect. (We had it with chicken satay.)

—TraciA

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Sep 27, 2003

I found this a little bland as written, - but VERY easy. I changed it a little and added 3/4 tsp Tabasco, 1 tsp minced garlic, 2 tsp Sesame Chili Hot Oil, 2 Tbls rice wine vinegar and 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, and I found it absolutely outstanding! Killer, in fact. I just put everything in the blender and it became smooth and creamy in an instant!

—CAROLE ROCK

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Jul 07, 2005

So fast and easy to make. A bit bland, but perks up in an instant: Skip the Hot Pepper sauce and add Hot Chili Oil (more authentic taste), a teaspoon of Seasame (or Peanut) oil, and add a bit more garlic. I've made this a few times, and prefer crunchy peanut butter over smooth for the base.

—Yasi

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Oct 13, 2006

I am a Chinese and do lots of Chinese cooking at home. This recipe reminds me how my mom makes her peanut sauce. The only difference is she also puts a little vinegar. So I followed the recipe plus a teaspoon of vinegar and poured the sauce over stir fried fish. It tasted like my mom's cooking!

—ADELEGOLDEN

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Mar 06, 2006

I am in the Philippines and had some of the locally made peanut butter at home, as well as the dregs of a container of chunky store-bought peanut butter. I used both to come up with my 1/2 cup, and heated up the water to get the rest of the peanut butter out of the container. Since the peanut butter I have is pretty sweet I skipped the sugar. I didn't have hot sauce, so I substituted 1/2-1 tsp. of cayanne pepper instead. I am a fan of garlic, so I used two cloves and added 1 tsp. powdered ginger and 1 1/2 Tbls. lemon juice. It was all very easy to put together and the previous reviews made it simple to personalize. The only thing that would have made it any better is if the seal hadn't given out on the food processor attachment to my blender! My hard-to-please Filipino hosts loved it.

—Sarah

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Aug 08, 2008

Good stuff! Goes great with pork satay. I used coconut milk instead of water. I also added a little apple cider vinegar, a sprinkle of curry powder and the juice of half a lime. This makes the taste a little more complex than just PB and soy sauce.

—Bhuman

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Jun 02, 2003

Um, I don't have kids, but my girlfriend likes it! :) Remember to mince up that garlic really well if you like a smooth sauce. I used natural peanut butter. No hydrodgenated oil, yummy! (Hydrodgenated oil is not natural and it is very bad for you!)

—VEGGUS

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Jun 02, 2003

This is a great recipe. I also added minced ginger and substituted 3 Tbs Chili Pepper Sauce for the Hot Sauce (Chili Pepper Sauce is full of flavor, but not fiery)

—MHRDESIGN

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Nutrition

Calories
199 kcal
10%

Carbohydrates
8.2 g
3%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
16.3 g
25%

Fiber
2 g
8%

Protein
8.6 g
17%

Sodium
611 mg
24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Best Peanut Sauce

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 199
** Calories from Fat: 146

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 16.3g 25 %
** Saturated Fat 3.4g 17 %
** Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
** Sodium 611mg 24 %
** Potassium 230mg 6 %
** Total Carbohydrates 8.2g 3 %
** Dietary Fiber 2g 8 %
** Protein 8.6g 17 %
** Sugars 4.2g
** Vitamin A < 1 %
** Vitamin C < 1 %
** Calcium 2 %
** Iron 8 %
** Thiamin 3 %
** Niacin 45 %
** Vitamin B6 12 %
** Magnesium 19 %
** Folate 14 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.