Spicy Southeast Asian Sauce

Name: Spicy Southeast Asian Sauce
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh lime juice; 4 tablespoons Asian fish sauce; 1 teaspoon minced fresh red chile, such as jalapeño or serrano; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 teaspoon minced fresh red chile, such as jalapeño or serrano; 1 teaspoon minced fresh red chile, such as jalapeño or serrano; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 5 tablespoons sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
1
cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From the Earth to the Table

By John Ash

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

½ cup fresh lime juice
4 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
1 teaspo

Asia
Sauce
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Combine the lime juice, fish sauce, chile, garlic, vinegar, sugar, and cilantro and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let stand for at least 30 minutes before serving for the flavors to develop. Adjust the salt, sweet, tart, and hot flavors to your taste.