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Salsa de maní or peanut sauce
Salsa de mani is a warm peanut sauce made with peanut butter, milk, onion, cumin, achiote, cilantro and hard-boiled egg.
Course
Sauce
Cuisine
Andean, Ecuadorian, Latin American
Keyword
Peanut sauce, Salsa de mani
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
cups
Ingredients
¾
cup
peanut butter
unsweetened
1
cup
milk
½
cup
finely diced white onion
1
tsp
cumin
1
tsp
ground achiote
2
tbs
peanut oil or butter
1
tbs
finely chopped cilantro
3
tbs
finely minced or sliced white onions
1
hard-boiled egg
finely chopped (optional)
1
aji or hot pepper
finely minced (optional)
Salt to taste
Instructions
Mix the peanut butter with ½ cup of milk to help dissolve the peanut butter.
Heat the butter or oil to prepare a refrito, add the onion, achiote, cumin and salt, cook until the onions are soft.
Add the peanut butter and milk mixture, as well the remaining ½ cup of milk.
Stir well and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add the chopped hard-boiled egg, cilantro, aji (if using) and onions.
Serve warm.