Ohana Peanut Sauce

[tarheelmjfan]

I know this isn't specifically a WDW question, but this is the place where the Ohana fans hangout. We're not really interested in dining there for dinner. We can walk to a Texas de Brazil, plus I'm not a big carnivore. That said, the peanut sauce in the noodles & used as a dip has me intrigued. Anyone know of a chain restaurant that serves the same sauce in noodles & as a dip for chicken, etc.? We live between Miami & Ft. Lauderdale. If anyone knows of a non-chain in this area that serves it, that would be even better. I really want to try it. TIA

 

[Kimosabe]

Google "ohana peanut sauce recipe" and you'll get several recipes. They are not all exactly the same, so you might have to play with it to get the one that you like the most, but that might save you the trouble of having to hunt down another restaurant's version and -- hopefully -- get you something that is very close to the real thing.

We fairly often use the internet recipes for the noodles and the chicken wings (but with chicken breasts), and they are really good. Not exactly 'Ohana at home, but close enough when we're sitting up in NC and wanting to be at WDW!

 

[Captain Marshall]

This is the reciepe i use it is probally the one i found that is closest. You will have to adjust the amounts
Recipe
Peanut Dipping Sauce
'Ohana
Polynesian Resort
Yield: 2 quarts

Ingredients

1 oz. garlic in oil
1 teaspoon Thai curry paste
16 oz. soy sauce
1 1/4 lbs. sugar
14 oz. peanut butter
1 oz. fresh ginger, finely chopped
salt & pepper to taste
chopped green onions & peanuts for garnish

Method:

1. In a medium saucepan, lightly saute' garlic in a small amount of oil.
Stir in curry paste. Add soy sauce and bring to a simmer.

2. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add remaining ingredients and
continue to stir. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Remove from heat and chill.

4. Serve in bowls for dipping garnished with chopped green onions and
peanuts.

 

[Captain Marshall]

This is the receipe for the noodles with peanut sauce as you can see from the just peanut sauce reciepe and the noodle receipe their are differences.
Hope this helps
Recipes
Stir Fried Noodles
'Ohana
Polynesian Resort Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon each, puréed: garlic and ginger
1/4 cup each, julienned: red pepper and pineapple
2 cups cooked udon noodles
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chopped roasted peanuts

Peanut sauce
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2-inch piece ginger, peeled
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup each: soy sauce, sugar and water
1/8 cup diced Spanish onion
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts

Method of Preparation:
1. For sauce, put ingredients in pan. Bring to boil, stirring. Turn heat to simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour in blender. Pulse until smooth.

2. For noodles, heat canola oil in wok. Add garlic, ginger, red pepper and pineapple. Stir-fry until red peppers are tender but still firm. Season with salt and pepper. Add noodles. Stir-fry until noodles are heated. Add 1/2 cup peanut sauce to glaze ingredients. Garnish with nuts.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Thanks to both of you. The peanut sauce looks fairly easy to make. Are the noodles easier to make than the recipe makes them appear? With a bad back & bad knees, I can no longer stand long enough to make recipes that are time consuming. I'd love to try them, but that recipe may be more than I can handle.

 

[Kimosabe]

Thanks to both of you. The peanut sauce looks fairly easy to make. Are the noodles easier to make than the recipe makes them appear? With a bad back & bad knees, I can no longer stand long enough to make recipes that are time consuming. I'd love to try them, but that recipe may be more than I can handle.

I re-ask myself that same question every time I think I want to make the noodles! There are admittedly several moving parts since you're making the sauce from scratch, but it's more about the multiple ingredients than the difficulty in putting them together once you have them. At that point, it's pretty easy. I'm not a chef (aspiring, maybe?!), but I have come to appreciate the benefits of "mis en place" and having everything I need put together in the right amounts before I start actually cooking. Makes life a lot easier and whole lot less messy (says the dad with two kids who like to help!).