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 (37)

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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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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
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Anonymous 01-17-2008
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Good stuff
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Really good, I can't wait to use it in some recipies. My kids did like it that much because it was a little grainy, but they... do not like crunchy PB anyway.Read more