Red Curry Peanut Sauce

A creamy and flavorful Thai-inspired sauce combining smooth peanut butter, coconut milk, and red curry paste with fresh aromatics. Perfect as a dipping sauce or for adding rich, spicy flavor to Asian dishes.

8 servings
16 min

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • cup minced green onions
  • 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
  • ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
  • ½ cup low-salt chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Ingredient info

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add next 3 ingredients; sauté 2 minutes. Add curry paste; stir 1 minute. Whisk in peanut butter, then next 5 ingredients; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until reduced to 2 cups, whisking and adding broth as needed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool. Stir in lime juice. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm, thinning with broth.

    15 min

  2. 2.

    Stir cilantro into sauce and serve.

    1 min

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