That dry PB left in the bottom of the jar (i.e. if you're using the natural PB)was annoying me as it gets too hard to spread easily on bread and I hate to waste it. So I started making peanut sauce with it. It uses up the bottom of the PB jar and you get a tasty sauce out of it, and it saves cleaning as you make it in the PB jar that you're about to throw away. It's a messy sauce otherwise. I use this sauce in noodle stirfrys and in cold noodle salads. Had it tonight, yum. My 3 yo loves it too cause it's peanut butter sauce. She picks out the bean sprouts and cucumber but likes the noodles.
(all measures are approx)
1/4 c Peanut Butter (what's left in the bottom of the jar, I don't measure it.).
1/4 c soy sauce
3 tbs rice vinegar (or other mild vinegar ok)
1 - 2 tbs sweet chilli/garlic sauce (ie Thai or chinese style) optional
~2 tbs honey or other sweetener, up to 1/4 cup if you like it really sweet
1tbs minced ginger
5 garlic cloves minced
Stir up with a fork and shake the jar really hard.
For Stir Fry - Saute some green onions and meat. Add some other veges (bean sprouts, snap peas, carrot, cucumber etc). Add sauce. Turn off heat. Add rice noodles and mix.
For peanut noodle salad - Add sauce to cold rice noodles and veges (carrot and cucumber are good).
You can thin the PB sauce if you need to by using warm water or oil
Rice noodles get really sticky. After heating them, drain in colander and toss with about 1 tbs sesame oil to prevent them clumping together.
If you buy the ingredients at an Asian market they'll be a lot cheaper than at the supermarket.
(all measures are approx)
1/4 c Peanut Butter (what's left in the bottom of the jar, I don't measure it.).
1/4 c soy sauce
3 tbs rice vinegar (or other mild vinegar ok)
1 - 2 tbs sweet chilli/garlic sauce (ie Thai or chinese style) optional
~2 tbs honey or other sweetener, up to 1/4 cup if you like it really sweet
1tbs minced ginger
5 garlic cloves minced
Stir up with a fork and shake the jar really hard.
For Stir Fry - Saute some green onions and meat. Add some other veges (bean sprouts, snap peas, carrot, cucumber etc). Add sauce. Turn off heat. Add rice noodles and mix.
For peanut noodle salad - Add sauce to cold rice noodles and veges (carrot and cucumber are good).
You can thin the PB sauce if you need to by using warm water or oil
Rice noodles get really sticky. After heating them, drain in colander and toss with about 1 tbs sesame oil to prevent them clumping together.
If you buy the ingredients at an Asian market they'll be a lot cheaper than at the supermarket.
