Chinese-Style Peanut Butter

中式花生醬

Preparation info
  • Yields a rounded

    ½ cup

    .
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1982

  • About

While Western cooks are accustomed to roasting nuts, Chinese cooks typically fry them. It is quick and easy, and the nuts are never dry. In a peanut butter, the fried nuts contribute an inimitable taste.

  • Use peanuts still in their red jackets. The butter will have a slight, wonderful spice of bitterness and will require no further seasoning. This flavorful “bitterness” is the quality of ku, one of the hallowed Five Flavors of classic Chinese cuisine.