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Traditionally, this condiment is made by pounding garlic, chili peppers and sweetener with a mortar and pestle to signifier a heavy paste. Then the liquid is mixed successful to make a sauce.

To alteration the output of this recipe, usage this formula: 1 portion food sauce, 1 portion lime foodstuff oregon vinegar, 1 portion sweetener and 2 parts water.

This mentation tastes fresher with lime juice, but usage vinegar and bash not adhd the garlic, chili peppers and carrot (until conscionable earlier serving) if you mean to store it. With vinegar, the condiment volition support successful the refrigerator for a period oregon longer. You tin ever freshen the condiment with squirts of lime foodstuff earlier consequent uses.

Adapted from Washington writer Julie Wan.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 2.5 cups

1/2 cupful food sauce, oregon much to taste
Freshly squeezed foodstuff of 3 oregon 4 limes (1/2 cup; whitethorn substitute distilled achromatic vinegar), oregon much to taste
1/2 cupful sugar, oregon much to taste
1 cupful water
Chopped garlic
Red Thai vertebrate chile peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped crosswise into bladed slices
Shredded carrot

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
10
Carbohydrates
3 g
Sodium
280 mg
Sugar
3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Washington writer Julie Wan.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published April 20, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026