Nam Jim Seafood (Thai Seafood Dipping Sauce)
This easy nam jim seafood recipe is my go-to Thai dipping sauce for shrimp, squid, crab, and grilled fish. Fresh, spicy, and ready in under 10 minutes.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 red chilies (adjust to taste)
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- 2½ tbsp palm sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- ½ lime
Instructions
- 1
Mortar and pestle method
- 2
Pound the garlic and chilies until you have a fine paste.
- 3
Add the roasted peanuts and crush until mostly broken down (a little texture is good).
- 4
Add palm sugar and fish sauce, then pound and stir until everything comes together into a loose sauce.
- 5
Stir in fresh lime juice, taste, and adjust if needed. Serve right away.
- 6
Food processor method
- 7
Add garlic, chilies, roasted peanuts, palm sugar, and fish sauce to a food processor.
- 8
Pulse until you get a sauce with some texture (don’t blend completely smooth).
- 9
Transfer to a bowl, stir in lime juice, taste, and adjust before serving.