How to Make a Peanut Sauce for Lettuce Wraps, Noodles & Summer Rolls | Tofu Mastery Lesson # 15

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in calories and offers a different flavor profile.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces fat while maintaining creaminess.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos provides a similar flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Peel the ginger using a teaspoon to retain the ginger meat.

Grate the ginger using a microplane grater or a traditional grater.

Add lemon or lime juice to the bowl.

Add peanut butter to the mixture.

Pour in toasted sesame oil, ensuring it is not diluted with other oils.

Add low sodium soy sauce, adjusting the amount if using tamari soy sauce.

Incorporate sambal olek for heat, or substitute with sriracha sauce.

Add agave syrup for sweetness, or use maple syrup or another sweetener.

Whisk all ingredients together until a creamy, unified consistency is achieved.

Add water to thin the sauce to a rich cream consistency, or further for a salad dressing.

Taste the sauce and adjust any components as needed.

For variations, add coconut milk for a Thai peanut sauce or hoisin sauce for a Vietnamese style peanut sauce.

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