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Thai · Sauce / condiment

Spicy Fish-Sauce Sauce

A Thai-style dipping and dressing sauce of minced chiles and garlic in fish sauce, vinegar, water and sugar: hot, sweet, salty and sour in equal tension. Spoon it over grilled vegetables or fish, or use it as a dip.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on16 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 30 gfresh hot chiles, about 1/4 cup, a mix of colours, seeded, ribs removed, minced
  • 3 clovesgarlic, large, minced
  • 95 mlfish sauce, 3/8 cup
  • 50 mlwater, 1/4 cup
  • 50 mlwhite wine vinegar, 1/4 cup
  • 1½ tbspsugar

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Halal

Contains

  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Anchovy
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Meal prep

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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