peanut sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (4 oz) water
• 1/3 cup (3 oz) natural peanut butter (no added sugar or preservatives) crunchy or smooth
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3/4 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed if possible
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• crushed red pepper as desired (optional)
  

Preparation:

• In a small pan, combine water, peanut butter, and garlic and cook until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat and stir in the brown sugar, lemon juice, soy sauce and crushed red pepper (if using).
• Let cool to room temperature before serving.
• This can also be made up to a day ahead and reheated; thin with water if it becomes too thick.

Notes:

• we served this as part of: singapore chicken satay with peanut sauce

  
  

Prepared: 2013-04-11

Categories: sauce

Recipe Source: christinascucina.blogspot.ca