Vegan Thai Peanut Sauce (Easy 5-Minute Recipe) - Choosing Chia (2024)

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What is a good alternative for peanut sauce? ›

This can happen when there are not enough emulsifiers (which help keep your ingredients together). Sauces are usually made from multiple ingredients that include both oil and water. Oils and water will naturally separate.

Broccoli: Thai peanut sauce can add spice to your favorite green vegetable, and broccoli could always use a bit of flavor. If you're a bigger fan of cauliflower, either veggie will taste just as good. Cucumbers: Slice a cucumber into spears or chips, and you'll have an excellent dipping vegetable for peanut sauce.

First of all, substitute the peanut butter with either cashew butter (my personal first choice) or if you have tree nut allergies or sensitivities, use sunflower seed butter instead. The popular brand is Sunbutter and they have both an organic version as well as an unsweetened version.

Although commonly associated with Thai cuisine, peanut sauce actually originated in Indonesia (source). What Americans know as peanut sauce is more commonly referred to as satay sauce (or bumbu kacang) in Indonesia, because it's most often served with the popular Indonesian dish, satay (skewered, grilled meats).

You can use almond butter, cashew butter, or tahini as an alternative to peanut butter. Tamari is often a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce, but be sure to check the label because it's not always gluten-free. Use regular soy sauce if you don't need a gluten-free option.

How to thicken peanut sauce. If you accidentally add too much water to your peanut sauce, simply whisk in small amounts of peanut butter to adjust the consistency, You may also need to add other ingredients to maintain the flavor balance. Peanut butter powder also works in place of peanut butter to make this adjustment ...

Instead, flavored oils should be spooned into the sauce with potentially one quick stir (e.g. bringing a spoonful of sauce from the bottom of the pan to the top) in order to “split” the sauce without actually combining the ingredients. Just enough for the oil to create little blobs of color in the sauce.

Mix together peanut butter, coconut milk, water, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, ginger, and garlic in a medium serving bowl until well combined. Stir in cilantro just before serving.

Peanut sauce will keep for up to a week in a refrigerated airtight container.

What does Bangkok peanut sauce taste like? ›

HOUSE OF TSANG^® Bangkok Peanut Sauce is nutty and mild, with garlic, ginger, and lemongrass. But don't let the name fool you: our Thai peanut sauce is more than just for Thai food! Use it on chicken wings or as a marinade when you're cooking on the grill for extra nutty flavor.

Our WOWBUTTER is ALL NATURAL, NON-GMO and NO STIR (under normal conditions, the oil does not separate like other natural spreads)! Our ALL NATURAL NON-GMO ingredients are as follows: Whole Toasted Soy, Pressed Soy Oil, Cane Sugar, Palm Oil (Sustainable), Sea Salt.

Pros: This tastes just like peanut butter.

Tahini is lower in carbohydrates and sugars than peanut butter is making it a better choice for people who follow low-carb diets, Politi notes. Both foods are predominantly fat, though peanut butter has a little more protein, Young adds.

In a medium bowl, stir together the peanut butter, lime juice, rice vinegar, sriracha, tamari, sesame oil, maple syrup, ginger, and 4 tablespoons of the water. If the sauce is too thick, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches your desired consistency.