Showing posts with label dressing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dressing. Show all posts

Monday, August 12, 2013

Thai Peanut Sauce


Looking for a very LOW COST thai peanut sauce?  Found this gem on Budget Bytes.  Tasty and goes quite perfectly with my chicken satay.

Total Cost: $1.75
Cost Per Serving: $0.22
Serves: 8 (1/4 cup ea.)

Ingredients
  • ¾ cup natural style peanut butter $0.82
  • ¼ cup coconut milk (optional) $0.16
  • ½ lime juice $0.17
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled, grated (optional) $0.24 (or 1/8 tsp dried ginger)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced $0.06 (or 1/2 tsp minced)
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce (rooster hot sauce) $0.05
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce $0.03
  • ½ tsp sesame oil (optional) $0.02
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar $0.03
  • ¼ bunch cilantro $0.17
  • ¼ – ½ cup water $0.00

Instructions
  1. Make sure your natural style peanut butter is thoroughly mixed before measuring (you don’t want to get all oil or all solids). In a blender or food processor combine all of the ingredients except the sriracha sauce. Begin with only ¼ cup of water and add more until you get the consistency you want (I used ½ cup total). Add the sriracha sauce a little at a time (blending between) until it is to your desired heat (I used about ½ tsp).
  2. Enjoy the peanut sauce on salads, pasta or as a dipping sauce!



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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Copy Cat Chuy's Creamy Jalapeno Ranch Dip



Copy Cat Chuy’s Creamy Jalapeno Ranch Dip

If you have ever been to Chuy's tex mex restaurant then you know the deliciousness that is the Creamy  JalapeƱo Ranch dip. 

After searching around I found a basic recipe that I changed to make it taste as close to Chuy's version as possible. It's very similar and 2 people have said that my version actually has more flavor and they prefer  it but they are close  in taste. 

hope you enjoy.  
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk (whole milk)
  • 1 packet hidden valley ranch dressing mix (the dry stuff)
  • 1/2 sliced fresh jalapeno (no seeds if you don't want really spicy; i add the seeds)
  • 1/2 cup pickled jalapeno pepper slices
  • 4 finger pinch of cilantro
  • generous pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp garlic powder to taste
  • 1 tsp of lime juice (Optional)
Directions:

Throw EVERYTHING in the blender.
Blend on low for 45-60 seconds. (The longer you blend the runnier it gets.)
Refrigerate

 
Serve with tortilla chips.  Perfect opener for delicious Chicken Enchiladas.

Let me know what you think! :)




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