Vietnamese Peanut Sauce

Total Time Under 30m

Ingredients in this Recipe

1½ teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons peanut oil
3 tablespoons fermented soybean paste (tuong in Vietnamese; dao jiao in Thai)
3 tablespoons ground pork
4 cloves garlic, minced
About 1 cup water
Generous squeeze of fresh lime juice (optional)
Scant 2 tablespoons tamarind pulp, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water, or substitute scant 2 tablespoons tomato paste
¼ cup Dry Roasted Peanuts (see Notes)

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