Peanut-Sesame Sauce

Serves: 2

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

52

Sweetness

54

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 tbsps

Sugar

6 tbsps

Grapeseed Oil

Directions:

1

Stir sugar, garlic, and ginger in heavy nonstick skillet to blend

2

Cook over medium heat without stirring until sugar melts and caramelizes to dark amber color, about 3 minutes

3

Scrape mixture out onto piece of parchment paper

4

Let mixture cool and harden, about 15 minutes

5

Place peanuts, sesame seeds, oil, chile, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in blender

6

Break up garlic mixture; add to blender

7

Puree until paste forms, scraping down sides of jar as needed (most sesame seeds will remain whole)

8

Season sauce to taste with salt and cayenne pepper

9

Transfer to small bowl

10

(Peanut-Sesame Sauce can be made 3 days ahead

11

Cover and refrigerate

12

Bring to room temperature before using

13

) Stir sugar, garlic, and ginger in heavy nonstick skillet to blend

14

Cook over medium heat without stirring until sugar melts and caramelizes to dark amber color, about 3 minutes

15

Scrape mixture out onto piece of parchment paper

16

Let mixture cool and harden, about 15 minutes

17

Place peanuts, sesame seeds, oil, chile, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in blender

18

Break up garlic mixture; add to blender

19

Puree until paste forms, scraping down sides of jar as needed (most sesame seeds will remain whole)

20

Season sauce to taste with salt and cayenne pepper

21

Transfer to small bowl

22

(Peanut-Sesame Sauce can be made 3 days ahead

23

Cover and refrigerate

24

Bring to room temperature before using)