Vietnamese Peanut Dipping Sauce

• servings: 1 serving
• total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 tbsp neutral cooking oil

4 cloves garlic (minced)

5 tbsp hoisin sauce

2 tbsp smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup water

1 tsp sambal chile paste

3 tbsp crushed peanuts (optional)

Directions

Heat pan on medium heat, then add 2 tbsp neutral cooking oil and 4 cloves garlic. Saute until lightly browned.

Add the rest of the ingredients except the chile paste (5 tbsp hoisin sauce, 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter, 1/2 cup water) and mix to combine.

Turn the heat up to medium high, and bring to a boil.

Once it hits a boil immediately shut off the heat and add the 1 tsp sambal chile paste. The sauce will thicken a lot as it cools.

Optional: top with a little bit of 3 tbsp crushed peanuts split among each dipping bowl.

Nutrition

• Calories: 423.17 kcal
• Total Fat: 31.27 g
• Saturated Fat: 3.92 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 26.7 g
• Trans Fat: 0.07 g
• Cholesterol: 1.6 mg
• Sodium: 961.28 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 31.29 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.96 g
• Total Sugars: 16.89 g
• Protein: 7.71 g