Sweet and sour Thai dipping sauce
Serve as dipping sauce, instead of peanut sauce, with satays, Thai fish cakes, and spring rolls.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons vinegar
5 tablespoons sugar (level)
1⁄2 cup water
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
1 piece galangal (pelled and grated, 1/2 inch piece)
1 chili pepper (small red Thai chili, thinly sliced)
1⁄3 cup carrot (shredded carrot)
2 tablespoons peanut butter (optional, roasted peanuts, chopped)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, with the exception of shredded carrot and toasted peanuts, if using, in a sauce pan. Heat to the boiling point and simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- Add carrot and peanuts, if using.
- Allow to cool down to room temperature and serve.
Yield
1 cup
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
5 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Notes
There are many variations and esperimenting is the best way to find your particular favorite:
- Add more sugar, or add less.
- Add finely chopped garlic.
- Substitute the small Thai chili with 1 teaspoon sambal oelek; or add red bell pepper, thinly sliced and add a few chili flakes.
- Substitute carrot with thinly sliced scallions or spring onions, even diced cucumber.
Source
For a non-stove variation, substitute most of the liquid with pienapple juice, and the vinegar with some lime juice.
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