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
Sugar2 small
Garlic Cloves (minced)1.5 tsps
Ginger (minced fresh)3 cup
Roasted Salted Peanuts3 cup
Sesame Seed (toasted)6 tbsps
Grapeseed Oil1 tsp
Cayenne PepperDirections:
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)