Authentic Lao Jeow Het - Spicy Mushroom Dipping Sauce
Lao jeow het is a delicious, flavorful dipping sauce that can help transform plain sticky rice into a tasty, wonderful delight. In general, Lao jeow (also known as jaews) are sauces that combine smoky and often spicy flavors of chili peppers as an accompaniment to main dishes.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 16 ounces of mushrooms
- 12 dried Thai chilis
- 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
- 14 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 3 medium shallots, peeled and halved
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 3 tablespoons of cilantro, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons of green onion, roughly chopped
- Sticky Rice
- Thai Egg Plant
- Cucumber, sliced
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Farenheit.
- 2
On a lined baking sheet, place the mushrooms, shallots, and garlic. Roast the sheet until the ingredients are browned, about 10-15 minutes.
- 3
While the ingredients roast, using a mortar and pestle, pound the dried chilis, sugar, and fish sauce together.
- 4
Once the mushrooms, shallots, and garlic finish roasting, add them into the mortar and pestle. Continue pounding until they are broken up into small pieces and well combined.
- 5
Serve with sticky rice and fresh vegetables.