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Piquant Thai Dipping Sauce

Cuisine: Thai
Courses: Sauces
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup 59mlTomato sauce
3 tablespoons 45mlLime juice
2 tablespoons 30mlLight brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlChinese chili sauce
1   Garlic clove - minced
2 teaspoons 10mlFresh mint leaves - coarsely
1 teaspoon 5mlLime peel - grated or minced
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch mixed with
1 tablespoon 15mlCold water

Recipe Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine tomato sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, chili sauce, garlic, mint and lime peel. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Return sauce to a low boil and stir in enough of the cornstarch mixture to lightly thicken sauce. Strain sauce through a sieve placed over a small serving bowl. Let sauce cool at least 10 minutes; sauce is best at room temperature. Serve with chilled shrimp.

From "Pacific Flavors" by Hugh Carpenter. (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1990).

Source:
"Discover Thai Cooking" by Chaslin, Canungmai and Tettoni

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