Hands up, people. Is anyone out there as obsessed as I am with thai peanut sauce?
Oh my goodness. That little jar in the Asian food aisle forever seems to be calling out my name. It is one of my favorite last-minute dinner secrets to making a yummy stir fry, a quick Asian salad, chicken satay, or whatever other peanut-y meal sounds good. I seem to have no trouble coming up with excuses to try new recipes with peanut sauce!
But after years of buying the little jars, I have been itching to find an easy peanut sauce recipe to make at home. So I’m excited to say that after experimenting with a few, I have finally found a winner and wanted to share with you! This peanut sauce is ridiculously good. Way better than anything I’ve tried store-bought. It is flavorful and rich, but not overpowering and easy to adapt to whatever flavors you love best. It also just takes a few minutes to make, and makes for a heavenly sauce that you can use however you’d like.
So for all of you peanut sauce lovers like me, I hope you’ll give it a try homemade! :)
Thai Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk (full-fat is standard, but you can also use “light”)
- 1/4 cup Thai red curry paste
- 1 cup natural (unsweetened) creamy peanut butter
- 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1/4 tsp. sesame oil
- (optional add-ins: sriracha hot chile sauce, grated fresh ginger, and/or minced garlic)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except sesame oil in a medium saucepan and bring to a very gentle boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
- Let the mixture simmer for 3-5 minutes over low heat; be careful not to let the mixture scorch at the bottom of the pot.
- Remove from heat, stir in the sesame oil, and let the sauce cool for at least 5 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 month, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
WONDERFUL FLAVOR….. Exactly what I was craving !! Tasted just like my favorite restaurant peanut sauce. Made this to go with spring rolls that I made for the first time. Very easy to make and ingredients were available even in my small town grocery store. Would recommend this to everyone! :)
Excellent, added about 1 tbs of pukka sauce, 1 1/2 tbs soy and 1 1/2 tbs fish sauce, and a tsp of garlic turned out terrific. Can hardly keep spoon out of it!
OMG I just made this and am having a hard time not eating the entire thing! GREAT RECIPE!
I added grated ginger and one clove minced garlic as well as 1 tsp grated lime peel.
Had Trader Joe’s “Medium Spicy Dry Chili Paste” so that went in as well- delish!
lastly, I didn’t add the oil in and so far can’t tell any noticeable difference, it’s just pure awesomesauce!
Thanks again!
Ali,
I am also obsessed with Thai Peanut Sauce and have never found a jar type that is really good. I found this pin this morning and just made your easy recipe. Is is perfect! Thank you for taking the time to post this.
I really like the peanut taste so I ended up adding about 1/2 cup more peanut butter and it came out great. Because my wife does not share the same enthusiasm about Thai Peanut Sauce, I love that I can double batch this and freeze it; Heck of a lot better than cereal when her girls night comes around.
Ali, thank you again.
Sincerely,
Pete
Just tried it, AMAZING! Thank you :)
Thank you so much, i been looking for this sauce. For year, i will try to make it to day.
I just made my 2nd batch!
Absolutely yummy and way better than bottled sauce.
I store it in empty, clean, Spaghetti Sauce Glass Jars.
I label it with masking tape and date it and stick in the fridge.
LOVE IT!
I literally just made this…Threw in some grilled chicken strips and noodles. It is delish!
Thank you for this!
thank you so much for sharing this recipe…I made it along with the Thai chicken tacos and it was a hit =) only thing though is that I substituted the peanut butter with sunflower butter bcuz my daughter is allergic to peanuts…couldn’t even tell the difference.
thanks again – Myra =)
This sounds yummy. Where do you buy Thai curry? Can you use creamed coconut instead of the milk? Looking foreword to making this.
Thank you!