Seafood Dipping Sauce | Nam Jim Seafood | น้ำจิ้มซีฟู๊ด
This Thai seafood sauce is boldly spicy and sour and the perfect accompaniment to seafood dishes of all types.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 cilantro roots
- 2-6 green Thai chilis
- 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon palm sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cilantro leaves
Instructions
- 1
Prepare your cilantro roots by washing them and scraping the outer skin and rootlets away from the main tap root. Slice the garlic into smaller pieces. Place the prepared cilantro roots and garlic in a mortar and pestle and pound into a smooth paste.
- 2
Next slice the Thai chilis into smaller pieces. Add them into the mortar and pestle, and pound until they are incorporated into the paste.
- 3
Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar to your mortar and stir with the pestle until the palm sugar is dissolved and a homogeneous sauce has been formed. Taste and adjust the seasonings according to your personal preferences.
- 4
Before serving, top with fresh cilantro leaves. Enjoy with your next seafood dish, whether it be steamed crab or grilled lobster!