Thai-Style Dipping Sauce Recipe

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Niki Achitoff-Gray
Niki Achitoff-Gray
Niki Achitoff-Gray
Niki Achitoff-Gray is the former editor-in-chief at Serious Eats and a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She's pretty big into oysters, offal, and most edible things.
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Updated August 29, 2018
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To make this amazing dipping sauce for dumplings, we start with the classic combination of Asian fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, then punch it up with raw garlic, fresh cilantro, and hot chile flakes. The flavors blend seamlessly into a sauce that's versatile enough to dress a salad, marinate a steak, and, yes, coat your dumplings.

Recipe Details

Thai-Style Dipping Sauce Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 6 servings
Makes 3/4 cup sauce
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Ingredients

  • 8 teaspoons finely minced garlic (about 8 medium cloves)

  • 4 tablespoons Asian fish sauce

  • 4 tablespoons fresh juice from about 4 limes

  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and fine stems

  • 1 teaspoon chile flakes

Directions

  1. Combine garlic, fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, cilanto, and chile flakes in a small bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
31Calories
0gFat
8gCarbs
1gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories31
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 945mg41%
Total Carbohydrate 8g3%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 9mg45%
Calcium 19mg1%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 93mg2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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