Spicy Peanut Sauce

Use a mix of common sense, suggestions below, and your own taste for quantities. Makes approximately a cup of sauce:

  • ~3 garlic cloves minced very finely.
  • About the same amount of finely minced ginger.
  • ~1 tbsp of brown sugar.
  • ~1 tbsp fish sauce.
  • 1 cup of peanut butter.
  • ~1 tsp sesame oil.
  • juice from one lime
  • A squirt of hot sauce, such as the Sichuan Chili Oil I made here.
  • Water, enough to make the sauce creamy but not super thick.

Heat up all the ingredients in a saucepan and serve.

Block of Tofu with Spicy Peanut Sauce

So, I made this today and it was amazing.

Sautee a block of firm tofu on canola oil on both sides until brown. I cut it so it’s about an inch thick. Serve with the sauce and scallions on top. Ridiculous.