Thai Nam Jim Dipping Sauce
Tangy and Spicy, Nam Jim is a Thai sauce made of fish sauce, chilli, lime and sugar. It can be used as a dipping sauce for meats, seafood and tofu or as a salad dressing.
Equipment
- Mortar and Pestle * if you don't have one, you can use a rolling pin and a sturdy bowl, a food processor, or a spice grinder.
Ingredients
- 3 Birds Eye chilli or adjust according to desired spice levels
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar *you can substitute with brown sugar or honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh coriander
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- Ground black pepper to taste
Optional
- 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle pound together 3 birds eye chillies (or adjust according to taste), 6 cloves peeled garlic, 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar / if using honey add in the next step), 1 tablespoon coriander and .ground black pepper to taste.
- Mix in 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce, if using. You're done!
- Serve with Grilled Mixed meats, seafood, tofu, or use as a salad dressing in our Thai Green Mango Salad.
Notes
Try this as a salad dressing in our Thai Green Mango Salad.