Vietnamese Peanut and Hoisin Dressing

By Hester

A sweet, sour and garlicky peanut and hoisin dipping sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (~ 1 lime)
• 1 birds eye chili, sliced (or 1 teaspoon chili sauce)

Preparation

Step 1

1.Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic and saute until fragrant.

2.Add the peanut butter, hoisin sauce, water, fish sauce, lime juice and chili and simmer until it thickens a bit, about 5 minutes.


Note: For a thicker dipping sauce rather than a dressing only use 1/4 cup water.
Note: This sauce can come much darker depending on the ratio of peanut butter to hoisin sauce. I prefer the peanut butter to be the dominant flavour but you can experiment with the amounts to get it just the way you like it.
Option: Change the flavours up a bit by using different nut butters like cashew butter or almond butter.