100glarge red chilliesroughly chopped (deseed for mild)
100gshallot onionpeeled, quartered
50golive oillight tasting
20glemongrasswhite part only, thinly sliced
20gfresh gingerpeeled, thinly sliced or minced
20gfish sauce
20gcoconut sugar or brown sugar
20gfresh lime juice
5clovesgarlicpeeled
2tspsalt
Instructions
Thermo cooker
Add ingredients to mixer bowl. Chop for 10 sec/speed 9/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down and repeat if necessary.
Cook for 10 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 1/simmering basket on top of lid.
Conventional
Add to a medium non-stick frypan on medium high heat and bring to a low simmer, stirring occasionally.
Cook for 8 min or until it reduces slightly and combines well.
Store
Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks or freeze in cubes for up to 3 months.
Notes
Use in the SkinnyAsia Mi Goreng (p.23) and Tom Yum (p.27).Serve as a condiment with the SkinnyAsia Mi Goreng (p.23), Pad Thai (p.55), Char Kway Teow (p.57), Vietnamese Pho (p.71) and Hainanese Chicken Rice (p.73).Tip: To reduce the heat but not the volume, replace some of the deseeded chillies with fresh sweet chilli peppers or red capsicum.Low Carb: Use compliant sweetener.Super Skinny: Halve olive oil.Vegetarian: Replace fish sauce with vegan fish sauce or tamari.Low Fodmap: Omit garlic. Replace shallot with 2 stalks spring onions (green part only). Use garlic infused olive oil.Halved/Doubled: This recipe can be halved or doubled. To halve, reduce cook time by 2–3 min. To double, increase cook time by 5 min.