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This peanut sauce is so good and easy to make that you’ll never again have to buy jars of it from the store. This sauce is great with Asian-inspired dishes: spring rolls, dumplings, stir frys — but honestly this stuff works for everything. If I want a really quick meal, I’ll boil up a package of ramen or rice noodles, sauté whatever veggies I have in the fridge, and top it off with this sauce and a bit of cilantro. Always keep a jar of this in your fridge, and thank me later.
Cook Time: 7 minutes. Serves: approximately 2 cups of sauce
Ingredients:
1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter
1/3 cup coconut milk
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
Juice of half a lime
2 tsp brown sugar or coconut sugar
3 tsp chili garlic sauce
Method:
1.Simply add all ingredients to a bowl, mason jar, or the container of your choice and stir until you get a smooth, creamy, dippable sauce. Add more or less coconut milk as needed to get to the desired consistency.
Peanut Sauce. (Carissa Wiens)
Andrea Sadowski is working towards her BA in Global Development Studies, with a minor in anthropology and Mennonite studies. When she's not sitting in front of her computer, Andrea enjoys climbing mountains, sleeping outside, cooking delicious plant-based food, talking to animals, and dismantling the patriarchy.
