Spicy Peanut Sauce

I decided to be adventurous and make Ellie Krieger's Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce to accompany her Chicken Sate recipe. This sauce was shockingly great, and can be used for much more than chicken. Ellie recommends using it as a dip for vegetables and pita as well. We served this with EK's Soba Noodle-Vegetable Salad for a complete meal. This was a great change of pace and will be made again.

Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce:

• 1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon red curry paste
• 1 shallot, peeled and roughly chopped

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.

Sauce can be made 1 day ahead of time, and will keep 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Yield: about 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients for the Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce.

The ingredients are thrown into a blender or food processor and quickly whipped into the sauce.

Ellie Krieger's Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce was an excellent accompaniment to our meal. It tasted delicious on both the Chicken Sate and the Soba Noodle-Vegetable Salad.

-Heather