The Peanut Sauce

Name: The Peanut Sauce
Yield: Makes approximately 2 cups
Ingredients: ½ cup peanut butter or sesame-peanut butter; ½ cup peanut butter or sesame-peanut butter; 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil; 1 tablespoon hot chili oil; 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or to taste; hot water, if necessary; ½ to ⅔ cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 large bunch of cilantro, leaves and upper stems only; 6 large garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1½-ounce piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (about 2 tablespoons)

Preparation info

Makes approximately
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Savory Way

By Deborah Madison

Published 1990

About

Using commercially prepared peanut butter instead of frying and grinding peanuts shortens the number of steps, but be sure to use a pure, unsweetened variety, usually found in natural foods stores. Arrowhead Mills makes a good peanut butter, and Loriva makes an excellent blend of peanut and sesame butter.

Ingredients

6 large garlic cloves
1 large bunch of cilantro, leaves and upper stems only
1½-ounce piece fresh

Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Put the garlic, cilantro, and ginger in the work bowl of a food processor and work until they are finely chopped. Add the oils, peanut butter, ½ cup soy sauce, and sugar; process again until well combined with the seasonings. Stop and scrape down the sides once or twice. Add the vinegar and season to t