Peanut Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls

This Vietnamese inspired sauce bursts with flavor. Sautéing garlic and onions first, adding hoisin, peanut butter, and a few other seasonings make it a lip-smacking must have for spring rolls and more.

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Course: Condiment, Sauce

Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese

Keyword: 10 minutes or less, hoisin sauce, peanut butter, peanut sauce, spring roll sauce, Vietnamese peanut dipping sauce

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Servings: 2 cups

Calories: 363kcal

Equipment

1 thick bottomed sauce pan
1 cutting board
1 chef knife cut ingredients
1 whisk for smoothing
1 Soft spatula for mixing

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic minced
¼ cup medium onion chopped very small
1 tsp oil neutral
1½ tbsp hoisin sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar golden
¾ cup peanut butter natural
2 tbsp water add more as needed to desired consistency
2 tsp white distilled vinegar
1½ tbsp peanuts crushed, roasted and salted

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Instructions

Heat your sauce pan with oil. Medium high heat.
When ready sauté the garlic and onions until they start to be fragrant and sear on the edges.
3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp oil, ¼ cup medium onion
Add the hoisin and white vinegar. The sauce should be simmering well. Keep stirring and mix.
1½ tbsp hoisin sauce, 2 tsp white distilled vinegar
Add brown sugar. Mix well.
2 tbsp brown sugar
Add the peanut butter and reduce flame to low. Keep stirring and mixing. The sauce should be thickening.
¾ cup peanut butter
Add the water. Mix well. Add more water to your preference only one tablespoon at a time. Whisk and mix very well over low heat. Taste. Add a pinch of salt to your taste.
2 tbsp water
Remove from heat and transfer (a must) to a serving bowl. Do not keep in the pan.
Top the sauce with crushed peanuts.
Serve and Enjoy!
1½ tbsp peanuts