Thai Peanut Sauce

By mixing all these ingredients in a bowl and heating them to simmer in a sauce pan while stirring, the sauce with thicken correctly as the peanut butter melts.  Add water as needed to thin it out. 

If adding chicken to the sauce, cook it halfway in a separate skillet, then finish the cooking process as it simmers  and becomes tender in the sauce. 

This sauce is excellent added to Thai noodles or even linguine (Seriously!), with sauteed vegetables: snap or sugar peas in their pods and diagonally-sliced carrots.  It would really taste great with fried or grilled tofu.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 lime, juiced
1/2 t ginger
1/2 t garlic
1/4 cup water, approximately (up to 1/2 cup)

Try adding whole or crushed peanuts, cilantro, or sesame oil.