Best Thai Peanut Stir Fry Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH THAI PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk peanut butter, 1/3 cup hot water, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and curry paste together in a bowl. Set peanut sauce aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a deep skillet or large wok over medium-high heat. Add chicken, ginger, and garlic. Saute, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Pour 2/3 cup hot water into skillet. Add broccoli, carrot, and green beans. Cover and steam for 2 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and reserve steaming liquid in a bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add zucchini, onion, and red pepper; stir-fry for 4 minutes. Return steamed broccoli, carrots, and green beans to the skillet. Add remaining oil, if needed. Continue cooking until vegetables are tender but still crisp, 3 to 5 minutes more. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Return cooked chicken to skillet. Add peanut sauce, scallions, 1/3 cup peanuts, and 1/3 cup cilantro. Stir thoroughly and heat through, 1 to 3 minutes. Add reserved steaming liquid to thin sauce, if necessary.
• Garnish with lime wedge and remaining peanuts and cilantro. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

EASY THAI CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk soy sauce and brown sugar together until dissolved then add gradually to peanut butter; stir until smooth; stir in ginger, sesame oil, chili oil, and rice vinegar; blend well.
• FYI: At this point the thick peanut sauce makes a great dipping sauce!
• Stir chicken broth into peanut sauce; cook in microwave oven about 45 seconds or just until bubbly around edges; stir and set aside.
• Bring a large saucepan containing 5-6 cups water to a boil; remove pan from heat and add rice noodles; soak noodles in hot water for 3-5 minutes until they are cooked but still al denté firm; rinse noodles under cold water; drain and set aside; if your noodles are very long you may want to chop them into a more manageable length.
• Meanwhile, peel carrots then slice them with a diagonal cut into pieces about 1/8" thick and 2" long; par boil or steam carrots slices together with frozen broccoli cuts for about 3 minutes or until carrots are barely crisp-tender and broccoli is no longer frozen; remove from heat and rinse under cold water; trim down any oversized pieces of broccoli; set aside.
• Add peanut oil and sesame oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat; heat until oil is almost smoking; add chicken to skillet and sauté 1 1/2 minutes or until the chicken is not quite done; add mushrooms, carrots, and broccoli to skillet; sauté another 1 1/2 minutes; add peanut sauce and toss about 30 seconds until chicken and veggies are evenly coated with sauce; add rice noodles; cook and toss for 1 minute until heated through.
• Turn onto serving plate(s) and serve immediately garnished with sliced green onions and chopped peanuts.

THAI PEANUT STIR-FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine above ingredients and stir until creamy. (It helps to soften the peanut butter in the microwave.).
• Add sauce to the stir-fry during the last minute of cooking, stirring to coat food evenly.

THAI-STYLE PEANUT STIR-FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, honey, sriracha sauce, sesame oil, and garlic in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add coconut milk; cook and stir until sauce is thickened to your desired consistency, 10 to 15 minutes.

THAI PEANUT STIR-FRY SAUCE - EASY

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the coconut milk, curry paste, soy sauce, sugar and peanut butter. Blend until smooth. Taste and add the salt, if desired. Taste and add more curry paste if you prefer your peanut sauce spicier.
• Make stir-fry. Add enough peanut sauce to coat the vegetables, toss and stir-fry for 1 minute to heat through. Serve with steamed rice or noodles.
• Or use sauce for dipping.

SHRIMP STIR FRY WITH DAD'S THAI PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, puree chili flakes with onion, garlic and lemon peel.
• 2. In a sauce pan, heat peanut oil and add pureed mixture. Cook over very low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• 3. In another sauce pan, add rice, water and 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to very low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. When rice is done, keep covered and set aside.
• 4. Add broccoli to a microwavable dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4 to 6 minutes, depending on your microwave strength. Broccoli should be fork tender when done.
• 5. Go back to your peanut sauce and add the coconut milk. Increase heat to gentle boil and stir. Add lemon juice, peanut butter, cumin, brown sugar and salt to taste; stir well and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover sauce pan to keep warm.
• 6. In a wok or large skillet, heat sesame oil. Add shrimp, toss and cook over medium-high heat until shrimp is just opaque.
• 7. Add cooked broccoli and toss well with shrimp and sesame oil.
• 8. Pour Thai Peanut Sauce over shrimp and broccoli and cook until bubbling. Reduce heat to low simmer, cover and cook about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 9. Spoon rice onto plates, and ladle shrimp, broccoli and sauce mixture generously over rice.

THAI PEANUT STIR FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, garlic powder, ginger, cayenne pepper together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until brown sugar is dissolved and sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.