Nam Prik Nam Pla (Chile Fish Sauce)
By Matthew FairmanPublished on June 21, 2022
Time
10 minutes
Yield
Serves 4 to 6 (Makes about ½ cup)
Ingredients
Before You Begin
The range for Thai chiles given here is an attempt to tailor this recipe to American tastes. Use one chile for an extra-mild version of this sauce; two chiles for medium-mild; three for medium; and four for medium‑spicy. It’s typical for recipes to call for more chiles for this amount of sauce, so if you know you like heat, add more to suit your taste. If you can’t find Thai chiles, you can substitute serrano chiles. Use one serrano for every two Thai chiles.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Serve.
Time
10 minutesYield
Serves 4 to 6 (Makes about ½ cup)Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
Nam prik nam pla, a classic Thai condiment that’s ubiquitous at tables for spicing up your food, is a simple combination of Thai fish sauce, water, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and Thai chiles. This sweet-sour-salty sauce is usually quite spicy. To adjust our recipe to accommodate American palates, we decided to call for a range of chiles so that readers could adjust the spice level to their liking.
Before You Begin
The range for Thai chiles given here is an attempt to tailor this recipe to American tastes. Use one chile for an extra-mild version of this sauce; two chiles for medium-mild; three for medium; and four for medium‑spicy. It’s typical for recipes to call for more chiles for this amount of sauce, so if you know you like heat, add more to suit your taste. If you can’t find Thai chiles, you can substitute serrano chiles. Use one serrano for every two Thai chiles.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Serve.
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