There was a time when I first started cooking that I thought peanut sauce was the same as pad thai sauce. Just to be clear, it is not the same thing but if you’re craving that peanut flavor and you want to make a broke down version of pad thai, this will do in a pinch. Just make the sauce and mix it into some instant noodles, top with a fried egg. Always top with a fried egg. This is a dipping sauce, by the way.
1 inch knob fresh ginger (peeled) [see note]
1 clove garlic (peeled) [see note]
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon Sriracha
1⁄2 cup peanut butter
1⁄4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon fish sauce
Scallions (for garnish)
Put everything in a blender or just in a bowl and mix. All you need to make sure is that the ginger and garlic are properly mixed, smashed, or chopped.
[Note] If you’ve made some of the fermented ginger and garlic mixture, use that instead, it’s a thousand times better than using the regular stuff.