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Thai-Style Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Recipe

J. Kenji López-Alt
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Thai-Style Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Recipe

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

A classic sweet, spicy, and savory accompaniment for grilled meats.

Note: Use gloves while chopping chilies and carefully scrub cutting board when finished.

  • Yield:Makes about 1/2cup
  • Active time: 2 minutes
  • Total time:30 minutes
  • Rated: 5

Ingredients

  • 10 to 12 red Thai bird chilies, finely minced (see note)
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely minced (about 4 teaspoons)
  • 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
  • 1/2 cup palm or light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Directions

  1. 1.

    Combine all ingredients in a small sealable container. Shake well, set aside, and allow sugar to dissolve, shaking every 10 minutes or so. When sugar is fully dissolved, store in refrigerator until ready to use. Sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

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J. Kenji López-Alt Chief Culinary Advisor

J. Kenji López-Alt is a stay-at-home dad who moonlights as the Chief Culinary Consultant of Serious Eats and the Chef/Partner of Wursthall, a German-inspired California beer hall near his home in San Mateo. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (based on his Serious Eats column of the same name) is a New York Times best-seller, recipient of a James Beard Award, and was named Cookbook of the Year in 2015 by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Kenji's next project is a children’s book called Every Night is Pizza Night, to be released in 2020, followed by another big cookbook in 2021.

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