Cashew Dipping Sauce

Appetizers

2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup water
1 cup cashews
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons ginger; fresh, minced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste

Toast the cashews on a cookie sheet in a 400F oven until golden. Chop cashews. In a small sauce pan, combine sugar and water and bring to a boil over high heat stirring. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. NOTES : This sauce is great for dipping skewered grilled shrimp.