Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chile paste
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (palm or coconut sugar preferred)
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 Thai red chile, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, ground
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter, or less

Method

  • Fry the garlic, chile paste, and tomato paste in the peanut oil until aromatic.
  • Add the chicken stock and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the hoisin, thai red chile, and peanuts. Stir well.
  • Slowly whisk in the peanut butter to desired consistency.