To fully enjoy fried dishes, especially fried fish, one cannot miss the presence of a rich dipping fish sauce. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to make 4 super delicious fish sauce recipes for fried fish right away!
1. Sweet and sour garlic chili fish sauce
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet and sour garlic chili fish sauce Serves 4
Fish sauce 75 ml (5 tablespoons) Garlic 3 cloves Bell pepper 1 piece Bird’s eye chili 2 pieces Lemon 1 piece Sugar 60 gr (4 tablespoons)
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How to make Sweet and Sour Garlic Chili Fish Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
First, peel the garlic and finely chop it using a knife. Next, take the horn chili and slice it lengthwise from the tip to the tail, while removing the seeds. Then, finely chop both the horn chili and the small chili.
Finally, cut the lime into quarters and squeeze out the juice into a bowl.
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Mix the dipping sauce
After preparing the ingredients, take another bowl and add 4 tablespoons of sugar and 6 tablespoons of warm water, then use a spoon to stir well for 3 – 5 minutes.
Once the sugar has dissolved, add 5 tablespoons of fish sauce, stir again, and season to taste.
Finally, add all the finely chopped garlic and chili, and it’s done!
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Finished product
Sweet and sour fish sauce with a faint aroma of fish sauce and garlic, plus the red color of chili is extremely attractive!
In addition, the fish sauce has a moderate saltiness, with a little sourness, sweetness, and spiciness that is just perfect. Having a bowl of this garlic chili fish sauce will make the fried fish dish very appealing!
2. Ginger fish sauce
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
15 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Ginger Fish Sauce For 4 people
Ginger 1 piece Chili 3 fruits Lemon 2 fruits Sugar 200 gr Fish sauce 150 ml MSG 1 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ginger
- Fresh ginger is characterized by medium-sized roots, with a slightly rough outer skin, not overly bright in color, having many branches and distinct veins.
- Additionally, when you break a piece, you’ll notice the inside has fibers and a bright yellow color.
- Moreover, you should avoid buying ginger if it doesn’t have a strong fragrant smell or if it smells overwhelmingly of chemicals or has no smell at all, as these are signs of poor-quality ginger.
How to prepare Ginger Fish Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the ginger, wash it clean, drain it, then use a knife to slice it thinly.
Next, pound the ginger finely or use a blender to puree it.
Remove the stems from the chilies, wash them clean, then pound them finely. Squeeze the lemons to extract the juice.
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Prepare the dipping sauce
You put 200gr of sugar, 150ml of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and add minced ginger and minced garlic into the bowl.
Next, you add 100ml of water and lime juice, stir well, and taste to adjust the seasoning to your preference, and it’s done!
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Final product
Ginger fish sauce is a perfect combination of the characteristic spiciness from ginger and other ingredients together.
The bowl of fish sauce features a wonderful blend of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors! Moreover, adding a bit of spicy ginger makes it incredibly delicious!
From now on, the fried fish will become even more perfect thanks to this bowl of ginger fish sauce! Especially, you can also dip it with duck porridge, chicken porridge, or boiled snails, and it’s all perfect!
3. Tamarind Fish Sauce
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Tamarind Fish Sauce Serves 2 people
Fish sauce 1.5 tablespoons Tamarind 30 grams Minced garlic 2 teaspoons Minced chili 1 teaspoon Chili sauce 1/2 tablespoon Sugar 45 grams (3 tablespoons) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon
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How to choose fresh and delicious tamarind
- Currently, there are 2 types of tamarind widely sold, which are pressed tamarind and fresh tamarind. Depending on your preference, you can use either type!
- For fresh tamarind, you should choose tamarind fruits that are intact, with the outer skin not bruised or broken. At the same time, you should observe that the tamarind is still green, because at this time, the tamarind will have more juice and be more sour than when it is ripe.
- As for pressed tamarind, it is mostly pre-packaged. Therefore, you should choose tamarind with intact packaging, and when pressed, it feels soft, not too hard.
- Especially, for both fresh and pressed tamarind, you should limit buying tamarind if there is no characteristic tamarind aroma when you smell it but only a chemical smell.
How to Make Tamarind Fish Sauce
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Prepare the Dipping Sauce
Next, heat a pan on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over low heat. When the oil is hot, add 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
When the garlic releases its aroma and turns golden, turn off the heat and remove the garlic from the pan into a bowl.
Then, continue to place that pan back on the stove with all of the tamarind juice, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 2 tablespoons of filtered water, using a ladle to stir well, and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
Once the sugar has dissolved and the dipping sauce thickens slightly, taste and adjust the seasoning, then turn off the heat and transfer to a bowl. Finally, add the remaining fried garlic and chopped bird’s eye chili, and you’re done!
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Final product
Tamarind fish sauce is truly not too difficult to make, right? The tamarind fish sauce is smooth and has a wonderful sweet and sour taste! Adding a bit of fried garlic and chili makes the bowl of tamarind fish sauce absolutely perfect!
4. Garlic Ginger Fish Sauce Dill
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Garlic Ginger Fish Sauce Dill For 4 people
Fish sauce 90 ml (6 tablespoons) Dill 3 sprigs Ginger 10 gr Garlic 6 cloves Chili 1/2 piece Lemon juice 45 ml (3 tablespoons) Sugar 1.5 tablespoons
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How to choose fresh dill
- Fresh dill is characterized by bright green branches, looking sturdy, with soft and thin leaves, not too wilted or damaged.
- At the same time, you should limit buying dill if you don’t smell the characteristic aroma, as that indicates the dill has been stored too long and should no longer be used.
How to prepare Garlic Ginger Dill Dipping Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
First, remove the seeds from the horn chili you bought, then peel the garlic and chop them finely.
Next, wash the dill thoroughly and let it drain. Then, use a knife to chop the dill finely.
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Prepare the dipping sauce
After preparing the ingredients, take a bowl and add 3 tablespoons of water and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, using a ladle to stir for 3 – 5 minutes.
Once the sugar has dissolved, continue to add 6 tablespoons of fish sauce and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, stir well again, and season to taste.
Finally, add all the minced garlic, chili, and dill to complete the sauce!
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Final product
It’s simple, yet the garlic ginger fish sauce dill has an irresistible charm that’s hard to put into words!
The fish sauce has a salty, sour, and sweet taste that is very stimulating. Moreover, it is enhanced by the fresh aroma of dill and a hint of spiciness from the chili, making it incredibly delightful!
How to choose fresh and delicious garlic
- Fresh and delicious garlic is characterized by bright colors, and the garlic cloves appear uniform in size, without significant size differences.
- In addition, when you press lightly on the garlic, it should feel firm, not soft or hollow.
- Moreover, you should avoid buying garlic when you see the cloves have turned black as that garlic is spoiled and no longer usable.
How to choose fresh and delicious chili peppers
- Fresh and delicious chili peppers are those that have a bright red color, shiny appearance, and no unusual small spots on the surface.
- Additionally, you should buy chili peppers with stems that are not too wilted and still tightly attached to the body.
- Besides, avoid buying chili peppers that are bruised, soft, or shriveled too much as they are old and should not be used anymore.
- Depending on your preference, if you like spicy food, you should use bird’s eye chili. If you want a mildly spicy fish sauce, then use horned chili!
How to choose fresh and delicious lemons
- Fresh and delicious lemons are those that have a bright green color, the skin is not too rough, of moderate size, not too large or too small, and do not have any unusual tiny spots on the surface.
- Additionally, when you squeeze it by hand, if you find it too hard, it means the lemon doesn’t have much juice; on the other hand, if you feel the lemon is moderately soft, it indicates that it has a lot of juice.
- Moreover, you should avoid buying lemons that are overly bruised and mushy, as this is a sign that the lemons have been stored for too long.
TasteVN has just brought to everyone 4 ways to make dipping sauce for fried fish super simple yet captivating enough to make anyone instantly “enchanted.” Why hesitate to showcase your skills and make the meal even more appealing!
