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Thai-style dipping sauces with their rich tangy flavors are an essential part of many dishes, especially seafood or fruits with a sour taste. In the following article, Mytour unveils 7 super simple ways to make Thai dipping sauce that pairs perfectly with everything.
1. 04 ways to make Thai dipping sauce for seafood
If you're a die-hard fan of fresh and flavorful seafood, don't miss out on these 4 ways to make Thai seafood dipping sauce, with its sweet, tangy, and tongue-tingling spiciness.
Spicy and tangy Thai-style dipping sauce
Ingredients preparation
- 4 red hot chili peppers
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 3 stalks of coriander roots
- 3 limes
- 1.5 cups of palm sugar
- 5 tablespoons of good fish sauce
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Execution method
- Peel and crush garlic. Rinse coriander roots.
- Cut limes in half, squeeze out the juice, remove seeds.
- Heat a pan over low heat, add palm sugar and melt. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
- Grind chili, garlic, and coriander roots in a mortar until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a clean bowl.
- Add to the bowl the portion of melted palm sugar, lime juice, and fish sauce. Mix the mixture well and taste again to adjust to your family's taste.
Finished product
Thai-style spicy and tangy dipping sauce has an attractive color, with a harmonious salty-sweet taste combined with pungent garlic and chili that will surely enhance seafood dishes multiple times. If palm sugar is not available, it can be replaced with condensed milk or white granulated sugar.
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Thai-style seafood dipping sauce with wasabi
Wasabi, with its strong spicy flavor, is one of the essential ingredients in characteristic Thai-style dipping sauce recipes.
Ingredients preparation
- 4 green hot chili peppers
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 3 limes
- 7 tablespoons of good fish sauce
- 5 tablespoons of sugar
- 5 tablespoons of wasabi
- 4 tablespoons of water
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
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Execution method
- Crush garlic. Cut limes in half, squeeze out the lime juice.
- Put all ingredients into a mortar and grind until everything is well blended together.
Finished product
With the super simple Thai-style dipping sauce made from wasabi as above, the finished product you'll get is a bowl of flavorful dipping sauce with a pungent wasabi aroma that will tingle your taste buds.
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Thai-style dipping sauce made from peanuts
Peanuts are not only a sweet childhood snack but also an indispensable ingredient in the salty-sweet 'banh cuon' Thai dipping sauce recipe.
Ingredients preparation
- 1 handful of green and red hot chili peppers
- 3 tablespoons of minced garlic
- 5 coriander roots
- 50 grams of peanuts
- 1/2 bowl of good fish sauce
- 1/2 bowl of lime juice
Execution method
- Put all spices in a mortar and grind until smooth (except for fish sauce and lime juice).
- After grinding, transfer the spices to a bowl and add fish sauce, lime juice. Stir well to create a delicious dipping sauce.
Finished product
The crunchy, fragrant peanut part enhances the flavor of the dipping sauce multiple times. You can apply this Thai dipping sauce recipe to dishes like shrimp, octopus, and more.
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Thai dipping sauce with coconut milk
In Thai culinary culture, coconut milk is a delicious, nutritious, and affordable ingredient often used in Thai desserts or sweet cakes. Additionally, Thais are adept at using coconut milk to create authentic and delicious seafood dipping sauces.
Ingredients preparation
- 1 handful of Thai bird's eye chili peppers
- 3 limes
- 3 stalks of lemongrass
- 3 tablespoons of coconut milk
- 8 tablespoons of fish sauce
- 2 handfuls of palm sugar
- 8 teaspoons of garlic vinegar
Execution method
- Cut limes in half, squeeze out the juice and strain to remove seeds.
- Rinse lemongrass, crush, and finely chop.
- Heat a pan, add palm sugar, and melt. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool gradually.
- Grind chili peppers and garlic in a mortar. Pour the mixture into a small bowl.
- Add lemongrass, lime juice, coconut milk, fish sauce, garlic vinegar, and melted palm sugar into the bowl.
- Stir the mixture well until all ingredients are completely dissolved.
Finished product
Thai dipping sauce made from coconut milk will be incredibly aromatic and flavorful. The sauce has the pungent heat of Thai bird's eye chili peppers, a hint of sourness from lime juice and garlic vinegar, combined with the rich creaminess of coconut milk, making it incomparable.
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2. Thai dipping sauce recipe to enjoy with green mango
The combination of sour green mango with fish sauce and fragrant roasted rice powder is a favorite snack of the Thai people. Here's the authentic Thai dipping sauce recipe from Mytour.
Ingredients preparation
- 2 tablespoons glutinous rice
- 3 dried bird's eye chili peppers
- 2 fresh Thai bird's eye chili peppers
- 6 tablespoons good fish sauce
- 2.5 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 shallots
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Execution method
- Peel and finely chop shallots. Slice fresh chili peppers.
- Put rice in a pan over low heat, stir until the rice turns light yellow and has a fragrant smell. Turn off the heat and let the rice cool in the pan.
- Put the rice in a mortar and grind. Use a sieve to extract the finest powder.
- Put dried chili peppers in a pan, stir until the peppers turn brown. Put the roasted peppers in a grinder to grind into a fine powder. (You can replace it with chili powder)
- Put fish sauce and sugar in a bowl, stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add shallots, roasted glutinous rice powder, dried chili powder, fresh chili peppers, and lime juice to the bowl, stir well. Taste and adjust the amount of seasoning as needed.
Note: Do not add too much lime juice, as the accompanying fruits are usually sour.
Finished product
With this incredibly simple Thai dipping sauce recipe, you can pair it with sour green fruits like starfruit, guava, tamarind, or young mangosteen, all of which are delicious.
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3. Thai dipping sauce recipe mixed with chicken feet
Thai spicy chicken feet, crunchy and tantalizing, are the darlings of snack lovers. If you want to venture into the kitchen with this divine dish, don't overlook the super spicy Thai dipping sauce mixed with chicken feet recipe from Mytour.
Ingredients preparation
- 10 pieces of tamarind
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 shallots
- 2 tablespoons shrimp paste
- 1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon chili bean paste
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 5 tablespoons cooking oil
- 4 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 cup water
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Execution Method
- Clean and halve the tamarinds. Squeeze out the juice and strain out the seeds.
- Peel and mince the garlic and shallots.
- Heat the cooking oil in a pan, add the shallots and garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
- Next, add the fish sauce and sugar to the pan. When the fish sauce starts to simmer, add the chili powder, chili bean paste, shrimp paste, and mix well.
- Add water to the pan, stir well until the mixture thickens, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and finally add the tamarind juice and mix well.
Finished product
Thai dipping sauce with chicken feet reaches its standard when it has the characteristic sourness of tamarind, a sweet taste, and a strong aroma of chili. After mixing with chicken feet and young tamarinds, you should also add sliced lemongrass and tamarind to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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4. Thai-Style Fish Sauce Dip Recipe
Not only paired with green mangoes, with this Thai-style fish sauce dip recipe shared by Mytour, you'll have the most delicious snacks. Such as Thai-style fish sauce dip with crispy rice, Thai-style fish sauce dip with seafood, or Thai-style fish sauce dip with sour green star fruit, which are extremely flavorful.
Prepare Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of good fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons palm sugar
- 4 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons dried shrimp
- 2 shallots
- 1 horn pepper
- 2 bird's eye chilies
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
Method
- Peel and finely chop shallots.
- Cut horn pepper into slices. Finely chop bird's eye chilies.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan. Fry shallots until fragrant over medium heat. Once the shallots turn golden and fragrant, remove and set aside in a small bowl.
- Pour palm sugar and water mixture into a small pot, place it on the stove, and bring to a boil to create a thickened mixture.
- Continue to add dried shrimp, bird's eye chilies, and horn pepper into the boiling pot.
- Pour the dipping sauce mixture into a bowl. Sprinkle fried shallots on top to finish.
Finished Product
The Thai dipping sauce recipe shared here results in a visually appealing dark brown color, rich flavor, and tongue-tingling spiciness when paired with unripe mango slices. Additionally, it can be enjoyed with crispy rice as an alternative to traditional dipping dishes.
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If you're a fan of sour green fruits or fresh seafood dishes, don't overlook these 7 delicious Thai dipping sauce recipes from Mytour! Step into the kitchen and showcase your skills today!
