Surprising And Spicy Peanut Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha(R))
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons Asian (toasted) sesame oil
1 tablespoon white sugar

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, chile-garlic sauce, red pepper flakes, and garlic until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add water, peanut butter, ketchup, sesame oil, and sugar to the onion mixture; cook and stir until smooth. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes.