Description
Sweet and spicy sauce that’s good on just about everything. It’s so addicting that we simply call it Asian crack sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (loosely packed)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (about half a large lime)
- 1 small shallot (about 1 tablespoon finely minced)
- 1 large garlic clove (about 1 teaspoon finely minced)
- 4 sprigs cilantro
- 1 or 2 red Thai chili peppers (optional)
Instructions
- Mix: In a small bowl, combine fish sauce (1-1/2 tablespoons), brown sugar (2 tablespoons, loosely packed), and lime juice (1 tablespoon, half large lime).
- Chop: Finely mince shallot (1 tablespoon), garlic (1 teaspoon), cilantro (4 sprigs), and Thai chili peppers (optional). Add them to the fish sauce mixture.
- Finish: Stir to combine and you are ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: No cook
- Category: Condiment
- Cuisine: Asian, Lao, Thai