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Fishball Sauce
This homemade fishball sauce is the perfect dip for all your Filipino street foods. Pair this with lumpia, fish balls, squid balls, and more!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4-6 tbsp brown sugar (more or less, to taste)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp shallots, minced
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt, to taste
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, to taste
- 1.5 tbsp cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water)
Instructions
- 1
In a sauce pot, combine together the water, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, shallots, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a boil, then let simmer for 10 minutes.
- 3
After 10 minutes, pour in the cornstarch-water mixture and stir quickly to avoid clumps. Bring this to a low boil and continue to heat the sauce until thickened to your desired consistency. Taste the sauce, and season to taste with more salt, pepper, or sugar, if desired.
- 4
Transfer to a separate bowl or container, let cool completely prior to serving.