Asian-Inspired Peanut Sauce

This is my current go-to meal.  Easy and filling, I love this sauce over noodles or rice.

Ingredients:

• 1T vegetable oil
• 1T minced garlic
• 1t minced ginger
• Water
• 1/3cup peanut paste (ground peanuts).  You can also use unsweetened peanut butter.
• Soy sauce
• Lime

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, heat one oil.  Add garlic and ginger and sauté until garlic starts to turn brown.
2. Add about 1/3 cup of water.  Gently blend in the peanut butter.  You want a homogenous watery peanut sauce at this point.
3. Bring sauce to boil.  Add in soy sauce to taste.  You can also add in more ginger and/or garlic.
4. When the sauce is a thickness that suits you, remove the saucepan from heat.  Allow to cool slightly, then add in the juice of one lime.  Note – I like my sauce nice and lime-y.  If you don’t, reduce the amount of lime juice.
5. Serve as a dipping sauce or over rice, potatoes, or noodles.