The boiled chicken is a popular and delicious dish in Vietnamese families. It is loved for its simplicity and taste. During Tet holiday, boiled chicken is a must-have dish on the ancestral altar. To enhance the flavor of the chicken, you can serve it with one of these 3 dipping sauces.
Your family and guests will definitely enjoy the delicious boiled chicken when you showcase your talent in making these 3 types of dipping sauces.
Salt, Pepper, and Lime Chili Sauce
Dipping the chicken in salt, pepper, and lime chili sauce is a basic and easy-to-make option. The combination of saltiness, spiciness, fragrance, and slight sourness makes the boiled chicken more flavorful and delicious. To make this dipping sauce, you will need the following ingredients:
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Ground pepper: 1 teaspoon
- MSG (seasoning powder): 1/2 teaspoon
- Lime: half of a lime
- A few slices of chili
- Thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves
The process is extremely simple. Just mix all the ingredients together. When eating, squeeze lime juice into the sauce for added freshness. Note that you can substitute salt with soup powder and omit MSG if using soup powder.
Fermented Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce
If you enjoy the taste of fermented shrimp paste, you can dip the chicken in this sauce. The process is also very simple. You will need:
- Fermented shrimp paste: half a bowl
- MSG (seasoning powder): 1/2 teaspoon
- Ground pepper: 1/2 teaspoon
- A few slices of chili
To make the fermented shrimp paste chili sauce, mix the seasoning powder with the shrimp paste and stir well until dissolved. When eating, add sliced chili and sprinkle ground pepper on top.
Salt and Chicken Drippings
Boiled chicken dipped in a mixture of salt and chicken drippings is extremely delicious. The ingredients include:
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Ground pepper: 1 teaspoon
- MSG (seasoning powder): 1/2 teaspoon
- Lime: half of a lime
- A few slices of chili
- Thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves
- Finely chopped chicken drippings
Mix all the ingredients together, squeeze lime juice into the mixture, and the sauce is ready to be enjoyed.
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