Khmer ethnic sweet, sour, and spicy tamarind sauce is delicious for dipping meat or seafood.
Tamarind Sauce
Course: SauceCuisine: CambodianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
2
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
15
minutesCalories
146
kcalTotal time
30
minutesKhmer ethnic sweet, sour, and spicy tamarind sauce is delicious for dipping meat or seafood.
Ingredients
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons seedless tamarind pulps
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed (option)
2 chopped hot pepper (option)
Directions
- Put water and tamarind in a small sauce-pan, stirs and cook till water bubbling.
- Add sugar, fish sauce, garlic and hot chili pepper, stirs till sugar dissolved, removed from heat, let it cool before serve.
- Note: Tamarind absorb liquid very fast like sponge, add more fish sauce as you eat. If you like sweeter, add more sugar. More fish sauce if you like it saltier.
- Always taste the sauce to your liking before serve.
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Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2g
- Calories: 146kcal
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