Ingredients needed for spicy garlic fish sauce
– 1 fresh chili pepper
– 1/2 garlic clove
– 1/2 fresh lime
Seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, MSG
Secret to make the garlic chili float on the fish sauce
There is a simple principle that not many people know to make the garlic chili float on the surface: add the garlic chili in the final step after mixing the fish sauce with seasonings and stirring well.
By following this method, the garlic chili will float on the fish sauce without sinking.
The reason is simple, if you add the garlic chili at the beginning and then mix the fish sauce with sugar, lime, etc., the garlic and chili will absorb the water. When the specific gravity of the garlic and chili is heavier than the specific gravity of water, they will sink immediately.
Secret to make the garlic chili float on the fish sauce
The ratio of ingredients for preparing garlic chili fish sauce is very important, it determines both the taste and the aesthetics of the perfect dipping sauce bowl.
The correct ratio for 1 bowl of garlic chili fish sauce is: 1 salty, 1/2 sour, 1 sweet and 4 bland. This means that a delicious bowl of fish sauce should have:
1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of lime juice, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 4 tablespoons of water. However, this is just a general formula, you can adjust the seasonings according to your family’s taste!
After preparing the dipping sauce, the final step is to add the garlic chili and serve it for the whole family to enjoy. With this recipe, the garlic chili will not sink.
How to prepare fish sauce without following the ratio to prevent the garlic chili from sinking
Step 1: Add sugar and water, then stir well to dissolve the seasonings. Note that you only need to add enough sugar to taste a slight sweetness, not too bland or too sweet.
Step 2: Pour the fish sauce and stir well to mix it with the sugar water. Taste it to adjust the flavor.
Step 3: Squeeze in 1/2 tablespoon of lime juice, gently stir and taste to check the sourness.
Step 4: Add chopped garlic and chili, and it’s done.
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