5-Minute Keto Peanut Sauce (Thai Style)

It's hard not to love this keto Thai peanut sauce since it bursts with flavor, is so simple prepare, and takes your meat and veggies to the next level!  

It took a while for us to get this keto peanut sauce just right. And that time was well worth it!

This low-carb peanut sauce is deliciously creamy, savory, slightly sweet, and tangy with the right amount of spicy heat. It's a perfect sauce for livening up your meats and veggies.

Not only that, it's so easy to make. Simply stir the ingredients together on low heat in a sauce pan until smooth and warm. It takes just 5 minutes and it's done.

There are so many ways to serve this peanut sauce as well. You can use it with satays (see our chicken satay), as a dip for veggies and keto spring rolls, or as a dressing on salads (you'll just need to add a little water to create a dressing-like consistency).

What is Peanut Sauce?

Peanut sauce originates from Indonesia and is typically served with grilled meat skewers (satay), vegetables, and as a dipping sauce. Ingredients typically include ground roasted peanuts or peanut butter, coconut milk, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, chilis, and a variety spices.

Peanut sauce is also popular in Thailand (among many other countries), where it is made slightly sweeter. In our version of keto Thai peanut sauce, we use a red Thai curry paste in place of spices and other ingredients and also sweeten with erythritol to make it a sugar-free peanut sauce.

Ingredients

• Full-fat coconut milk: Many peanut sauces use coconut milk as a base. We highly recommend Aroy-D coconut milk for best results. It's one of the best coconut milks out there.
• Red curry paste: We use red curry paste to flavor the peanut sauce. We highly recommend Mae Ploy curry paste since it's one of the best out there. If you can't get red curry paste, you could swap with green or yellow curry paste.
• Peanut butter: Be sure to use a sugar-free peanut butter for the peanut sauce. We like Organic Santa Cruz Peanut Butter, which you can get as smooth or crunchy (both work well in this recipe).
• Fish sauce: Fish sauce adds a salty, umami flavor to the peanut sauce. If you don't have on hand, you could swap with soy sauce, but it's not quite the same. 
• Sugar-free sweetener: To make the peanut sauce a little sweet, we add a teaspoon of Swerve sweeter (granular). If you prefer your sauce a little sweeter, you can add two teaspoons of sweetener.
• Lime juice: To add a little acidity to the peanut sauce, we add ½ tablespoon of lime juice. You can add more to taste if preferred.

How To Make

STEP 1: Combine all the ingredients a small saucepan over low heat. Be sure to heat the sauce at a lower temperature to prevent the liquids from separating. Continue stirring sauce until smooth and heated.

STEP 2: Remove from heat and place the sauce in a small serving bowl.

Tips & Suggestions For the Best Peanut Sauce

• We highly recommend Aroy-D coconut milk for best results. It's one of the best coconut milks out there.
• Be sure to use a sugar-free peanut butter for the peanut sauce. You may use creamy or chunky — both work well in this recipe.
• We highly recommend using Mae Ploy curry paste since it's one of the best out there. If you can't get red curry paste, you could swap with green or yellow curry paste.
• Be sure to heat the sauce at a lower temperature to prevent the liquids from separating.
• If you prefer your sauce a little sweeter, you may add another teaspoon of sweetener.
• For more acidity, you may add a few more squeezes of lime juice.
• To increase the salty, umami flavor, add a little more fish sauce.
• You can store in the fridge in a closed container for up to a week.

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