Jeow Som
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Finely chop the cilantro.
- 2Halve the limes.
- 3Add the red chilies to a mortar.
- 4Pound the red chilies with a pestle.
- 5Add garlic cloves to the mortar.
- 6Pound the chilies and garlic together.
- 7Add chopped cilantro to the mortar.
- 8Pound all ingredients in the mortar until well combined.
- 9Squeeze lime juice into the mixture.
- 10Pour in fish sauce.
- 11Add sugar to the sauce.
- 12Add more chopped cilantro to the sauce.
- 13Stir the sauce with a pestle to combine all ingredients.
- 14Stir the sauce with a spoon to ensure everything is mixed well.
Ingredients
- garlic
- limes
- red chilies
- cilantro
- fish sauce
- sugar
Equipment
bowlmortar and pestleknifecutting boardcitrus juicerspoon
Tips
- When you call this sauce "jeow som", you recognize Lao food, you're showing up for your community and yourself, and you're sharing your ancestors' wisdom, knowledge, and culture.
- The only cracks are how we talk about our food, but it can be repaired.
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