Cashew Sauce

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2003

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
approximately 1 cup

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup cashew butter, recipe follows
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt, optional

Directions

Whisk the butter, milk, and pepper together in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Taste and add salt, if desired. Heat until sauce is warmed through. Serve over grilled chicken, pork, or rice.

Cashew Butter:

2 tablespoons honey

1/3 cup walnut oil

10 ounces (approximately 2 cups) roasted cashews

1/2 teaspoon salt

Place the honey in a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave for 15 seconds. Remove from the microwave and add the oil to the container. Place the nuts and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse for 5 seconds. Then, while the processor is running, very slowly drizzle in the honey and oil. Process until an emulsion is formed and the mixture is smooth; this will take approximately 45 seconds to 1 minute. If the mixture is too thick and doesn't spread easily, add a little more oil.

Yield: Approximately 1 to 1 1/2 cups

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ckim pasadena, CA 12-31-2009
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Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I usually don't leave any comments but I just had to do this one. I made the butter part only too but it was so simple yet... so packed with sophisticated flavor. My picky, peanut butter loveing hubby loved it too. Mine didn't come out as smooth as Alton's on the show but I couldn't leave my food processor on as long as he did coz my dinky little motor was starting to smell. Might as well coz we like ours with a bit of crunch.Read more
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JAMIE Taunton, MA 10-11-2009
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Homemade cashew butter... who knew?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made the cashew butter recipe only and it is delish. I don't think I'll go back to commercial pb again. I also love the... simplicity of this. I didn't have walnut oil, but used peanut oil in its place, and also used raw cashews (in my excitement to try this I managed to overlook that it called for roasted cashews). Mine actually came out a little on the chunky side, but since cashews are kind of a soft nut, I didn't mind. I will definitely be trying the sauce soon. Read more
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Surendra palo alto, CA 09-11-2009
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This should be a controlled substance
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The cashew butter is amazing. Alton is right, once you try this, you will never go back to peanut butter again. You know what... the cashew butter goes great with? A spoon. Yep, that's all you need. But it will require all the willpower you can muster to put down the spoon.Read more
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cheryl hickam afb, HI 09-07-2009
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AMAZING
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wow, I can't say enough about how delicious and easy this is! I have eaten almond butter for several years now and this... blows any store bought almond butter out of the water! After I quit licking the spoon, I proceeded with the sauce and put it over brown rice and chicken with sauteed carrots, red bell peppers and shallots. Amazing. I really enjoy the show Alton! Oh yah, I used one cup of raw cashews and one cup of roasted. I will probably use only raw next time as I have heard the line "Roasted nuts are dead nuts". Not sure how true that is...Read more
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Stacie Norfolk, VA 09-03-2009
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I decided to make this after I saw it on "Good Eats," because I am a huge fan of nut butters. This is by far the best cashew... butter I have ever tasted; I will never go back to store-bought again. Mine came out a little chunky (had to use the blender, as I don't have an adequate food processor), but the sweetness of the cashews accented by the salt and the richness of the walnut oil makes this taste almost like a dessert. Good enough to eat with a spoon (and I did)!Read more
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Nathan Franklinton, NC 01-25-2008
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Best nut butter I've ever had!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

As usual AB comes through. The sauce recipe is FANTASTIC on chicken, I spiced mine up with a few chiles and some lime leaves... and it's k-i-l-l-e-r.Read more