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Chile Dipping Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 1 cup)

Chile Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

½ cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar¼ cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons2 medium cloves garlic, minced¼ cup fish sauce 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Instructions

  1. Bring vinegar and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring briefly, until sugar dissolves. Pour into bowl; stir in garlic, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes. Serve.
Chile Dipping Sauce

Chile Dipping Sauce

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 1 cup)

Ingredients

½ cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar
¼ cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup fish sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Ingredients

½ cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar
¼ cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup fish sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Ingredients

½ cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar
¼ cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup fish sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Why This Recipe Works

We developed this spicy dipping sauce recipe to enhance our dumpling recipes.

Instructions

  1. Bring vinegar and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring briefly, until sugar dissolves. Pour into bowl; stir in garlic, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes. Serve.

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