Description
Silky smooth peanut sauce elevates any dish with its rich, creamy flavor profile. Drizzled over grilled meats, salads, or noodles, you’ll discover a quick and irresistible condiment that brings instant depth to your culinary creations.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
- 12 cloves garlic, minced
Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 23 tablespoons warm water (for thinning)
Seasonings and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Gather a small mixing vessel and whisk together creamy peanut butter, umami-rich soy sauce, golden honey, tangy rice vinegar, fragrant sesame oil, minced garlic, and optional spicy red pepper flakes.
- Incorporate warm water gradually, one tablespoon at a time, stirring continuously until the sauce transforms into a silky, fluid consistency that effortlessly drizzles.
- Sample the sauce’s flavor profile, adjusting with additional soy sauce to enhance saltiness or a touch more honey to amplify sweetness, creating a harmonious balance.
- The versatile sauce is now ready to elevate your culinary creation – use immediately as a vibrant dipping sauce, luxurious drizzle over roasted vegetables, grilled proteins, or toss generously with warm noodles for an instant flavor boost.
Notes
- Customize sweetness by swapping honey with agave nectar or coconut sugar for a different flavor profile.
- Balance heat levels by adjusting red pepper flakes or using sriracha for more complex spiciness.
- Create a lighter version by substituting peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for alternative dietary needs.
- Enhance sauce depth by toasting sesame seeds and adding them as a garnish for extra nutty complexity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Dinner
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg