Ginger-Flavored Dipping Fish Sauce

Name: Ginger-Flavored Dipping Fish Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Yield: ⅓ cup (160 ml)
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 thumb-size knob ginger, peeled; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 bird’s eye chili peppers, stems removed; 3 tbsp (38 g) sugar, divided; 6 tbsp (90 ml) fish sauce; 6 tbsp (90 ml) water; 2 tbsp (30 ml) fresh lime juice

Preparation info

Yield:
⅓
cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

This dipping sauce (mắm gừng) is great for serving with steamed squid, snails, beef, fried tilapia, and cooked duck. The ying factor in ginger is believed to balance out the yang factor in these proteins. It can also be used as a dressing for the Beef Shank Salad.

Ingredients

1 thumb-size knob ginger, peeled
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2

Asia
Vietnam
Sauce
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a mortar and pestle, crush the ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and 1½ tbsp (19 g) of the sugar into a fine paste.
In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce, water, lime juice, and the remaining 1½ tbsp (19 g) sugar and stir well to dissolve. Transfer the crushed ginger paste to the bowl to mingle with the sauce.