Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup peanut butter, or more to taste
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons Thai-style sweet chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste

Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add hot water, peanut butter, and lemon juice to the saucepan; stir until smooth. Stir chili sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into the peanut butter mixture.

Reduce heat to low and cook sauce at a simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; stir.