Thai Green Chili Sauce for Seafood (Nam Jim Talay)
If you're looking for a spicy and savory dipping sauce for your seafood, look no further than this Thai green chili sauce for seafood (Nam Jim Talay). You'll want to try this green seafood sauce if you're a seafood lover. Make this simple sauce using two different methods!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 2 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2-10 green chilies, chopped small. Adjust as needed for your spice level tolerance.
- 1.5 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, leaves, and stems
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 2.5 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp water
Instructions
- 1
To make Nam Jim Seafood Sauce, start by mincing the cloves of garlic, cilantro, and Thai chili peppers.
- 2
Combine the chilies, cilantro, garlic, and other ingredients (sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, and a little water) in a small food processor or spice grinder. Blend until smooth.
- 3
Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, adding more fish sauce, lime juice, or sugar as necessary. That's it! Serve the Thai green seafood sauce with your favorite dishes, such as grilled shrimp, fish, or scallops.
- 4
Combine the chili peppers, garlic, and cilantro in a small mortar and pestle. Pound until smooth paste forms.
- 5
Add fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. Use the pestle to grind the liquid with paste until the sugar dissolves.
- 6
Adjust the flavors as needed by adding more lime juice for sourness, fish sauce for saltiness, sugar for sweetness, or chili peppers for spiciness. The sauce is ready to use once you're happy with the flavors!