Thai Sweet & Sour Sauce, 'Nam Jim Priao Wan'
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This is a simple, Thai-style, sweet and sour sauce. Note that it isn't pink! The sauce is spicy and has complex flavors.
Serve with any grilled meat. We enjoyed it here with chicken, som tum, sticky rice, and hard-boiled eggs.
Ingredients
For 4 Person(s)
Ingredients
- 10 Fresh Thai Chile Peppers
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Shallots
- 1/4 Cup Garlic Cloves
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Red Thai Chile Peppers
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Tamarind Concentrate Mixed with 1.5 tablespoons water
- 2 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Cup Palm Sugar
Method for Thai Sweet & Sour Sauce, 'Nam Jim Priao Wan'
Roast the garlic in a dry wok over medium heat for about 5 minutes, being careful not to burn it, and set aside. Do the same with shallot, then green chiles.
Roughly pound these three ingredients together in a mortar and pestle, but don't pound it so much that it becomes a paste. Remove this from the mortar and set aside.
Place lime juice, tamarind, fish sauce and salt in a bowl, then add palm sugar and mix well to dissolve. Add the garlic/chile/shallot mixture and combine. Top with sliced red chile peppers and serve with any type of grilled meat. Enjoy!
Serve and enjoy
Ingredients ready
Garlic on dry wok
Shallots on dry wok
Thai chiles on dry wok
Pound but don't over do it
Palm sugar into sauce