Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• teaspoon svegetable oil
• large clove garlic, minced
• tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup peanut butter, or more to taste
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• tablespoon sThai-style sweet chili sauce
• tablespoon shoisin sauce
• tablespoon soy sauce
• pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste

Instructions

1. Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add hot water, peanut butter, and lemon juice to the saucepan; stir until smooth. Stir chili sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into the peanut butter mixture.
2. Reduce heat to low and cook sauce at a simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; stir.