Vietnamese dipping Sauce さうす

Vietnamese dipping Sauce
さうす

This popular dipping sauce varies in sweet, sour and fiery degrees, depending on the cook and the region. It can be served with everything from spring rolls to grilled meats and seafoods.

4 cloves garlic
2 fresh red chillies, with stem and seeds removed
3-4 tsp palm sugar
juice of 1/2 lime
5 tbsp water
4 tbsp Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce

Using a pestle and mortar, grind garlic and chilli with sugar, then pound to a paste. Squeeze in lime juice and stir in water and fish sauce until it is well mixed. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use for a max, of 2 weeks.

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