Spicy Peanut Sauce

Name: Spicy Peanut Sauce
Yield: Makes enough for about 25 small spring rolls
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons Chinese white rice; ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic; vinegar or cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon chilli oil; 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Makes enough for about
25
small spring rolls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom's Vegetarian Cookery

By Ken Hom

Published 1995

About

Dipping sauces are common in all Far Eastern cuisines. Here is a tasty Southeast Asian version with a peanut flavour, commonly used with spring rolls. You may adjust the chilli oil to suit your own palate. This sauce may be made well ahead of time.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese white rice
vinegar or cider vine

Asia
Sauce
Raw
Spicy
Vegan
Spring

Method

Combine all the ingredients together in a small bowl, mixing them thoroughly. Leave the dipping sauce to stand for at least 10 minutes before using.