CAN I USE SOMETHING BESIDES CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?
Yes! I made this peanut sauce with crunchy peanut butter once, and I quite liked the crunchy bits of peanuts in my sauce. You can also use almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter. You may want to adjust the seasonings because the other nut butters have a slightly different flavor profile.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE PEANUT SAUCE SPICY?
I would add a bit of cayenne pepper. Start with 1/8 teaspoon of the cayenne pepper, taste, and add more as needed. Alternatively, replace the sesame oil with a nice spicy chili oil. You can add a small drizzle of sesame oil for flavor, if you like.
ADDITIONAL COOKING NOTES FOR THE PEANUT SAUCE RECIPE
Using peanut butter at the bottom of the jar: If you are making this peanut sauce recipe with the last bit of natural peanut butter at the bottom of the jar, consider adding 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon of oil. Peanut butter at the bottom tends to be more dry. That’s why you may need a bit more oil to get the sauce to reach a creamy consistency. Any oil will work for this purpose.When you first start stirring the ingredients for the peanut sauce, the peanut butter will feel very stiff. Don’t worry. Just keep working the peanut butter with a fork or whisk and stir constantly. In a few minutes, the peanut butter will blend with the rest of the ingredients.
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