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Nam Prik Nam Pla (Chile Fish Sauce)

Name: Nam Prik Nam Pla (Chile Fish Sauce)
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Thai, fish sauce; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, lime juice; 1–4 , Thai chiles, stemmed and sliced thin; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 , garlic clove, minced

By Matthew Fairman ･ Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2022

Make this ultrapopular, ultraflavorful Thai street food in your home kitchen.

YIELD 4 to 6 (Makes about ½ cup)

TIME 10 minutes

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The range for Thai chiles given here is an attempt to tailor this recipe to American tastes. Use one chile for an extra-mild version of this sauce; two chiles for medium-mild; three for medium; and four for medium‑spicy. It’s typical for recipes to call for more chiles for this amount of sauce, so if you know you like heat, add more to suit your taste. If you can’t find Thai chiles, you can substitute serrano chiles. Use one serrano for every two Thai chiles.

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Serve.

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