Vietnamese Peanut Sauce - Dipping Sauce for Fresh Spring Rolls

What's Cooking?'s Note:

I haven't tried this, but it's supposed to be a great dipping sauce for Vietnamese-style fresh spring rolls. I found it on the Kitchen Chick blog, and it is apparently adapted from "Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Routhier. If you are gluten-free you can find gluten-free hoisin sauces made by brands such as Kame or Premier Japan.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, ground, for garnish
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili paste or 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (or more)
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce

Directions:

1. Heat the oil and add the garlic, chili paste, and tomato paste.
2. Fry until garlic is golden brown.
3. Add the broth, sugar, peanut butter, and hoisin sauce, and whisk to dissolve the peanut butter.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Garnish with the ground peanuts.

Reviews

[Susie D]

What a terrific recipe! I loved the flavor with egg rolls & will be making this again! I used sriracha sauce and splenda. Thank you for sharing this keeper!

[Gail1980]

Just made this, it is delicious taste just like a thai dressing I had in a seafood Resturant ,<br/>The only thing I substituted peanut oil with sesame it's just tasty.

[lmeast]

This was the most amazing sauce!! I usually make my own, but used this recipe and it is a wonderful recipe, and easy too!