I want to make a note of this recipe. It’s simple, delicious and versatile. Yesterday I used it in a cold buckwheat noodle salad with radishes, but it would also be lovely with a stir-fry. I suppose it’s pretty much a standard recipe for thai food, but I took it from here. Consider it noted.

Spicy Peanut Sauce

2 cloves garlic

1 large (1 inch) chunk of ginger

3 tbsp peanut butter

3 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp sugar

Juice of 1 lime

1 tsp fish sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

2 finger chillis

Method

Put everything in a blender (you can roughly chop the garlic, ginger and chilli first) and whizz it up. Add a little water if necessary to loosen the mixture. In a few seconds you should have a pretty smooth, pale, sharp and spicy peanut sauce.