Peanut Sauce

By Food & Wine
Updated April 24, 2017
Peanut sauce is great on the side for dipping or slathered over meaty skewers after they come off the grill. Try these recipes to add nutty flavor to your next meal.
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Peanut Dipping Sauce

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Coarse, flavor-packed peanut butter gets mixed into this fragrant Burmese-inspired dip.

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Indonesian-Spiced Peanut Sauce

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This sweet, spicy and tangy Indonesian peanut sauce is great with everything from warm noodles to shrimp to beef or chicken satay.

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Chicken Wings with Peanut Sauce

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This Thai-inspired twist on classic buffalo wings swaps blue cheese dressing for a homemade peanut sauce.

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Hoisin Peanut Sauce Tofu

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This crispy seared tofu paired with a rich hoisin peanut sauce comes together in just 20 minutes.

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Spicy Peanut Sauce

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With just a few pantry ingredients and a blender, homemade peanut sauce is a snap to make.

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Chili-Garlic Peanut Sauce

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This spicy peanut sauce can top everything from salads to grilled meats.

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Steamed Snapper with Tangy Peanut Sauce

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To make this deeply nut-flavored sauce, cook peanut butter with garlic, ginger and lemongrass, then kick it up with Sriracha hot sauce.

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Linguine with Snow Peas, Cucumber, and Peanut Sauce

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Serve the pasta immediately after tossing it with the peanut mixture; the sauce gets thick if it sits too long.

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Golden Coin Chicken-and-Shrimp Skewers with Peanut Sauce

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You will definitely thank yourself later if you make a double batch of the sauce, because it will go fast.

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Gingery Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

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In this ingenious version of an Indonesian classic, the gingery, lemongrass-scented satay paste is the base for the chicken marinade as well as for the luxurious peanut dipping sauce.

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Lamb Chops with Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

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A nutty paste does double duty as a rub and a sauce for these grilled lamb chops.

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Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

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These deliciously spiced grilled chicken skewers are perfect with a sweet-and-tangy peanut sauce.

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