Fish Sauce with Hot Chilies Recipe

Fish Sauce with Hot Chilies

Prik nam blah (พริกน้ำปลา) is about as ordinary on a Thailand dining tables as is a bottle of ketchup or mustard at any good hot dog stand. Fortunately it's quite a bit easier to make than those western condiments. Just a little high-quality fish sauce and some of the good, very hot, Thai chilies that we call Prik Kee Nu. There are actually 2 types of chili that we use. The smaller variety called Prik Kee Nu Suan are so spicy that even most Thais don't eat them. Here we use the longer ones. But they are far from mild.

Yield: 1/2 cup
Prep time: 2 Minutes
Ready in: 2 Minutes
Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup Fish Sauce
  • 5 - 6 Thai Hot Chilies
Basic Directions:

1) Cut a few red and green Thai hot chilies into neat little slices. Stir them into a quality Thai fish sauce and let them marinate for about an hour.

2) Keep refrigerated in a tightly closed container, but always serve at room temperature.
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