Spicy Peanut Butter Food

SPICY PEANUT BUTTER

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add peanut butter, cayenne pepper, and paprika.
• Whisk vigroursly until all the ingredients combined together.
• Allow it to rest it for 8 hours until the butters blends with the spice mix.
• And serve.

SPICY THAI PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in food processor, scraping sides occasionally.

SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat oil over medium heat and sauté the scallions, garlic and ginger (about 1 minute).
• Add/stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer, stirring.
• Simmer the sauce until smooth, then cool to room temperature.
• *NOTE* If you are refrigerating the sauce, and you find that the sauce is too thick after chilling, stir in a couple of tablespoons of hot water and stir until combined, adding more hot water until the sauce is of the right consistency.
• This sauce is best served at room temperature.

SPICY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg and vanilla. Blend all the dry ingredients. Add to creamed ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls and coat in cinnamon/sugar coating mixture. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet 1 to 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 375F for 10 - 13 minutes.

SPICY PEANUT SLAW

Steps:

• Toss the cabbages and carrot with 1 teaspoon salt in a colander set over a bowl or in the sink; let it stand until the cabbage wilts, which will take between 1 to 4 hours.
• Rinse the cabbage under cold running water (if you're serving the slaw immediately, rinse under water and then in a large bowl of ice water to chill).
• Press gently to drain then pat dry with paper towels; cabbage can be stored overnight in refrigerator to chill in a re-sealable container.
• To make the dressing, in a food processor purée together the peanut butter, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, cayenne, and jalapeno (if using) until smooth (taste it at this point to see if you want to add more cayenne or jalapeno).
• Toss the dressing with the cabbage, carrot, grated kohlrabi, water chestnuts, and green onions (and the currants, if using - they add nice little surprising bits of sweetness to the slaw!) together in a bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Cover, and refrigerate until chilled and ready to serve; garnish with sesame seeds.
• Makes about 6 cups, serving 6 to 8.
• Note: you can also make the slaw without wilting the cabbage/carrot in the 1 tsp of salt - it's up to you. You might try it both ways to see which you prefer.