Peanut Sauce (Nuoc Chan Dau Phung)

By Thom7747

Recipe from the Simple Art of Vietnamese Cooking. This authentic peanut sauce is an interesting combination of cooked onion and garlic simmered with tomato paste, peanut butter, and chilies.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons peanut butter, creamy style
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Sate-Chili Oil, or dried chili flakes

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from thomcooks.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan over high heat, heat the oil until hot.
1. Reduce the heat to low and add the onion and garlic.
2. Cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes.
3. Increase the heat to medium and stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Simmer, stirring, for about 3 minutes.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature.
 
The sauce will keep in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.