3 Interesting Ways to Add Peanut Butter Into Your Life

    

As someone who does not like the taste of a lot of peanut butter, whenever I pair it with someone else, it must dull the taste of the peanut butter. I also am a boring person as I only pair my peanut butter with grape jelly. Simply put, I enjoy the taste of this combination and never felt the urge to branch out and try other combinations. After doing some research on the internet I have found these three interesting peanut butter combinations!

1. Shrimp

    Peanut Butter is paired with shrimp spring rolls as a sauce. With the peanut butter being crunchy it gives shrimp spring rolls a kick of crunch and flavor.

Here is a Recipe:

1 Tbsp chunky peanut butter
1 Tbsp sugar
1⁄2  Tbsp fish sauce
1⁄2  Tbsp rice wine vinegar, plus more for the noodles
2 oz vermicelli or thin rice noodles (capellini or angel hair pasta also works)
8 sheets of rice paper
1⁄2  lb cooked medium shrimp, each sliced in half
1⁄2  red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into thin strips
4 scallion greens, cut into thin strips
1⁄4 cup cilantro or mint leaves

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Combine the peanut butter, sugar, fish sauce, and vinegar with 1 tablespoon warm water. Stir to thoroughly combine. Set the peanut sauce aside.
2. Cook the noodles according to package instructions.
3. Drain and toss with a few shakes of vinegar to keep them from sticking.
4. Dip a sheet of rice paper in a bowl of warm water for a few seconds, until just soft and bendable.
5. Lay the paper on a cutting board. Leaving a 1⁄2" space at each end of the wrapper, top with noodles, 3 or 4 shrimp halves, bell pepper, mango, scallion, and a few whole cilantro leaves.
6. Fold the ends of the rice paper toward the center, then roll tight like a burrito. Repeat with the remaining 7 wrappers. Serve with the peanut sauce.

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2.Sweat Potato

Peanut butter goes well with sweet foods and sweat potato is no exception. I've never tried this combination before but it definitely seems interesting.

Here is a recipe:

2 medium sweet potatoes (16 oz)
1/2 cup unsalted peanut butter
1 medium banana, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp strawberry fruit spread

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Trim ends of sweet potatoes, leaving the skin on. Cut sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Discard the short outside slices.
2. Place 4 slices at a time between paper towels. Microwave on high 1 minute. Cool.
3. Place 2 slices, long sides down, in a toaster set for dark toasting. Toast 6 to 8 minutes or until tender, pressing slices back down in the toaster (if they pop up) during toasting.
4. Top as desired.

STORAGE

After microwaving sweet potato slices, cool. Place in an airtight container. Chill up to 3 days.

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3. Beef

Now this one is definitely interesting, but it makes sense. Sweet creamy peanut butter with a salty beef patty seems to me like an opposites attract kind of deal.

Here is a recipe:

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons Sriracha, or more, to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 green onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons peanuts, chopped

• HOW TO MAKE IT

1. In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, Sriracha and 2 tablespoons water; set aside.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add beef and cook until browned, about 3-4 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in peanut butter mixture until well combined, about 1-2 minutes.
3. Serve immediately, garnished with green onion and peanuts, if desired.

Which of these combinations do you think is the most interesting? Would you try any of these combinations? If you have tried one or more of these combinations do you have a favorite?

Sources:

https://www.eatthis.com/peanut-butter-combinations/

https://damndelicious.net/2014/01/08/thai-peanut-beef/