Recipe No 182 dipping sauce

Chilli dipping sauce

A simple dipping sauce with a lovely fresh taste. It is easy to make and goes well with steamed or fried seafood.
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Difficulty
very easy
Yield
2–4 serves • 120 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Chilli, red, long, deseeded (4)
    80 g
  • Garlic (4 cloves)
    12 g
  1. 01
    Pound in a mortar and pestle until you have a rough paste.
  2. 02
    Transfer to a small mixing bowl.

  • Rice vinegar (1 tbsp)
    15 g
  • Sugar (2 tsp)
    8.5 g
  • Salt (½ tsp)
    3 g
  1. 03
    Add to chilli paste .
  2. 04
    Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Notes

Including the chilli seeds will yield a much hotter sauce, if that is how you like it.

Making ahead

Prepare the whole recipe ahead of service.

Storing

keeps well in the refridgerator for 24 hours

Food pairings

Steamed or fried seafood, such as Fish in a cloud.

Categorisation

Category
condiment dipping sauce
Meal
component
Cuisine
chinese
Diet
vegetarian
Tags
chili chilli dipping