Tom Yam Sauce

Name: Tom Yam Sauce
Yield: Makes 1½ cups (375 ml)
Ingredients: 4 dried guajillo chilies and 2 dried cascabel chilies, broken into small pieces, or ¾ cup (60 g) coarsely chopped medium-hot dried chilies; 2 small shallots, very finely chopped; 1 large head garlic, smashed, peeled, and very finely chopped; 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons sugar; ¼ cup (10 g) dried shrimp (available at Asian markets); 2 teaspoons tamarind pulp; 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Preparation info

Makes
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Soup

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil
1 large head garlic, smashed, peeled, and ve

Sauce
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat ½ cup (125 ml) oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and fry for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Strain the oil through a fine sieve; reserve the garlic.

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