Tamarind Sauce

Tamarind is an underrated ingredient in Western cuisine that plays a big role in Vietnamese cooking. It offers a sour, fruity taste to balance this sweet sauce that’s particularly delicious in combination with grilled meats and vegetables. In Vietnam, the pulp of the tamarind is dissolved in water, but we use a tamarind concentrate here. We use this as a dip for our Beef in Betel Leaf, or when making rice paper rolls with