Chicken In Crunchy Peanut Butter Sauce

February 14, 2014 Dexie Jane asian dishes, chiccken in peanut butter sauce, chicken, chicken and crunchy peanut butter, cooking with peanut butter, easy asian chicken dishes, easy chicken dishes

I got a craving for peanut butter the other day at the same time I was thinking about what to make for dinner. The idea of a chicken and peanut butter combo appealed to me. A recipe from Connie of Casa Veneracion looked delicious so I decided to adapt it with a little bit more of spicy flavor.

Chicken In Crunchy Peanut Butter Sauce

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

5-6 chicken pieces (legs, thighs)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped finely
1 thumb-size ginger chopped finely
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
sprinkle of black pepper
1/2 cup crunchy penaut butter
1 cup water
sprinkle of red pepper flakes (more if you want it spicy)

Method

Heat up oil in a saute pan. Brown the chicken pieces, 3 minutes on each side, skin side down first.
Add garlic, onions, ginger, water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, black pepper, and a little bit of red pepper flakes. Stir everything together. Cover the pan and let the mixture boil.
Stir in the crunchy peanut butter, lower the heat, cover the pan then simmer for 35-40 minutes. Stir occasionally.