Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce Recipe

By traciesparks

Use this versatile peanut sauce, with its zippy touch of chili powder, to toss with noodles or marinate meat. Of course, it’s a terrific dip for chicken wings, too! —Christine Omar, Harwich Port, Massachusetts


I love this sauce, I mix it with noodles and put spicy beef or pork strips over it and it is a huge family favorite.

Good with chicken satay--also as a dip with cumcumber slices and falafel chips. Will definitely make this again.

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, peanut butter, sugar and chili powder. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice, soy sauce and salt. Yield: 1-1/3 cups.


Nutrition Facts: 2 tablespoons equals 80 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce published in Taste of Home August/September 2010, p71