- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup peanut butter, or more to taste
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons Thai-style sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste
- 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.
- Reduce heat to low and cook sauce at a simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; stir.