Tonight I felt like Thai food, Though truth be told I've craved Thai for a while. So for dinner for myself, my cousin, and a friend we chose to make A veggie and noodle stirfry with peanut sauce. We made the sauce from scratch, tasting as we went along. It was pretty tasty.
Why are these measurements in Imperial? Because I honestly don't know exactly how much we used. I only have a rough guess, fortunately I am very good at eyeballing things. So my advice to people who want to try this recipie: Taste it Constantly and Adjust! This sauce can be made with any damn ingredients but Short of the Sriacha I make no promises that the ingredients you have at home and the ingredients I had will have the same effect at the same quantity. These are good guesses at best, though they should be give or take what you're looking for as an end product.
1 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Smooth Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Soya Sauce
1/4 Cup Vinegar
1/2 Cup Sweet Chili Sauce
The Juice of Half a Lime
1 Teaspoon of Yellow Chili Paste
1 Tablespoon of Sriacha Chili Sauce
4 Tablespoons of Chopped Cilantro
Splash of Rice wine (Optional)
First get a bowl and a fairly sturdy whisk. Put your peanut butter in the bowl, add the Soya sauce, and whisk until it is incorperated, after this add the vinegar(I used malt, but the ideal would be rice or rice wine.), and the Sweet Chili Sauce, and whisk to combine. Add the Juice of half a lime and WHISK AGAIN!!!!!
Now we're at the tasting stage, check to see if it's too/or not enough: salty, sour, sweet, peanutty. If it isn't Adjust! If by adjusting you have to make some more sauce: No worries, it'll keep in the fridge for a least a week in a sealed container. Now: Add about 1 teaspoon of Yellow chili paste and about 1 tablespoon of Chili sauce, if you love spice and heat, add more, this is the bare minimum you need. (remember what I said about tasting?) Add your Cilantro to taste, and maybe add a small splash of rice wine if you're feeling frisky.
There you go, a respectable peanut sauce waiting for some stir fry and noodles.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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