Makes ¾ cup
3 tablespoons lime juice (1 fat lime)
2 tablespoons palm sugar
½ cup water
2 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
1 small garlic clove, finely minced
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce or Sriracha
1. Make limeade. Combine the lime juice, sugar and water, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Taste and ask yourself this question: Does this limeade taste good? Adjust the flavors to balance out the sweet and sour.
2. Finish with fish sauce. Add the fish sauce, minced garlic and chili sauce. Taste again and adjust the flavors to your liking, balancing out the sour, sweet, salty and spicy. Aim for strong flavor since this sauce is used to add flavor to foods wrapped in lettuce or herbs.
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