1 tb Tamarind paste
1/2 c  Plus 3 tablespoons water
1 tb Vegetable oil
2    Cloves garlic, chopped
1/3 c  Tuong
1 ts Granulated sugar
2 tb Peanut butter
2 tb Roasted Peanuts

Soak the tamarind paste in the 3 tablespoons water.

Heat the oil and add the chopped garlic; cook briefly. Add the water from
the tamarind to the saucepan, discarding the remaining tamarind paste a,and
seeds. Stir and add the tuong, 1/2 cup water, sugar, peanut butter. Mix
well and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Sprinkle the nuts on top
of the sauce and pour into individual bowls for serving.