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Chile-Lime Sauce

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This condiment, also known as nam pla prik, is fantastic on Thai Beef Salad, spooned onto plain or fried rice and grilled meats or fish, or as a dipping sauce for raw vegetables, spring rolls, and summer rolls. The sauce is traditionally made with bird's eye chiles, but jalapeño will work well, too.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1/2 cup (120 ml)

Ingredients

1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/4 red or green jalapeño, unseeded and thinly sliced crosswise, or more to taste
1 packed tablespoon light brown sugar

Preparation

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, jalapeños, and brown sugar. (Or, in a 12-ounce/180-ml or larger jar with a lid, combine the ingredients, cover, then shake vigorously.) Dip a piece of lettuce in the dressing and check the seasonings; add more jalapeños, if you like. The sauce should have a balance of hot, sweet, sour, and salty, which is typical of Thai foods. Keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

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From The Dinner Plan: Simple Weeknight Recipes and Strategies for Every Schedule © 2017 by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion. Reprinted with permission from Abrams Books. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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