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Spicy Peanut Sauce

Jul 17, 2014 5 Comments

When I cook Asian-inspired meals, I usually take a major shortcut: store-bought sauce. One night when I was waiting for the noodles for beef and broccoli to boil, I sat down and took a look at the nutrition facts label of my favorite sauce and immediately decided it was time to ditch that shortcut. The sodium level was a little high for my liking, and there were a few ingredients I thought we could do without. After researching various peanut-based sauces from Martha Stewart, Ellie Krieger, and Pinterest (standard), I came up with this creation. It’s now our go-to for warm or cold noodle dishes!

photo 1
6 ingredients tops any bottled sauce ingredient list!

Spicy Peanut Sauce

  • Servings: 1 cup
  • Time: 10mins
  • Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons of light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes (we use a whole teaspoon- beware!)
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced (you could use ginger instead of garlic, or both!)
  • 2/3 cup hot water (use pasta water if you are serving the sauce on noodles)

Directions:

  1. Mix all of the ingredients in a saucepan on medium-high heat.
  2. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Serve immediately (with one of my suggestions below).
  3. You could also add all of the ingredients to a microwaveable safe bowl and microwave on medium-high for 30 seconds, stir, then heat for an additional 30 seconds.

Serving Suggestions:

  • Sauce for noodles mixed with veggies + protein
  • Sauce for sautéed vegetables
  • Sauce for Thai pizza
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We used the sauce for one of our weeknight favorites: beef and broccoli! Notice I used fetticiune noodles… Asian, I know.

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  1. Thai Beef Salad - Mom to Mom Nutrition says:
    May 30, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    […] is for those nights when the kids are in bed and I can add extra crushed red pepper flakes to the peanut sauce. Before children, and marriage for that fact, Ted and I lived in California. We enjoyed Asian […]

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  2. How To Cook Spaghetti Squash in the Microwave - Mom to Mom Nutrition says:
    November 19, 2015 at 8:59 am

    […] marinara sauce. If the boys are in bed before I eat dinner, I might go spicy and even top it with spicy peanut sauce and shredded carrots for a Thai-version! Essentially everything you add to spaghetti noodles you […]

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  3. 2 Make-Ahead Meal Ideas - Mom to Mom Nutrition says:
    November 20, 2017 at 1:29 am

    […] 1 cup peanut sauce […]

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  4. 6 Weeks of REAL Dinner Menus – My Blog says:
    October 23, 2018 at 6:03 am

    […] Recipe for Peanut Sauce […]

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  5. 3 Store-Bought Dinner Shortcuts – Health News Chronicle says:
    February 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    […] up: an easy slow cooker peanut chicken. This is the peanut sauce I used and poured over the top of the chicken. Again, cooked low and slow for about 5 hours, […]

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