Thai Peanut Sauce

(from maggiwun’s recipe box)

Source: Natalie Konwinski

Categories: Entrees, Thai

Ingredients

  • 13.5 oz. can coconut milk or half-and-half
  • 18 oz. jar peanut butter (we use 1/2 jar - 9 oz.)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. red curry paste
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Combine all Peanut Sauce ingredients, then add to sauce:
  • 1 small can water chestnuts (drained)
  • 1 can baby corn (drained)
  • 1 pkg. frozen broccoli and/or cauliflower (or fresh)
  • 1 can bamboo strips (aprx. 10 oz.) (drained)
  • 1 lb. cooked chicken breast (I cut up and cook separately, then add to sauce)

Directions

  1. Blend curry and coconut milk or half-and-half until smooth and of uniform

  2. color. Add fish sauce and sugar and stir until fully blended. Pour mixture

  3. into a separate dish or pot until ready for use. (If half-and-half is used, this

  4. sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for 6 weeks before using (?) or may

  5. be frozen if to be used within 6 months.)

  6. Red Curry Sauce

  7. 19 oz. can coconut milk or half-and-half

  8. 6 Tbsp. fish sauce

  9. 3 Tbsp. sugar

  10. 3 Tbsp. red curry paste

  11. Blend curry and coconut milk or half-and-half until smooth and of uniform

  12. color. Add fish sauce and sugar and stir until fully blended. Pour mixture

  13. into a separate dish or pot until ready for use. (If half-and-half is used, this

  14. sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for 6 weeks before using (?) or may

  15. be frozen if to be used within 6 months.)

  16. Gang Dang (with Red Curry Sauce)

  17. 2 lbs. chicken, beef, or pork, cut in small pieces (I used 1 lb. chicken)

  18. 20 oz. can bamboo strips (drained)

  19. 1 medium green pepper, sliced

  20. 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced (or more, if you like)

  21. 19 oz. can coconut milk

  22. A few sprigs of basil, if desired

  23. Red Curry Sauce

  24. In a pot, bring Red Curry Sauce to a boil. Add meat and cook until tender

  25. (I cooked chicken separately, then added to sauce). Add bamboo strips,

  26. green pepper, mushrooms, stirring gently. Bring to a boil. Basil may be

  27. sprinkled on to taste. Serve with rice.

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