Vietnamese Chile Sate Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup neutral oil like canola
• 1 head garlic, minced
• ½ cup lemongrass, finely chopped
• ½ cup fresh red chiles, finely chopped Thai or Birds Eye recommended
• ¼ cup chile flakes
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Heat 1 cup oil on medium low heat
2. When oil comes to temperature, add lemongrass and let it heat for about 5 minutes
3. Add garlic and continue to heat for about 10 minutes
4. Add fresh chiles and stir. Continue to let mixture heat for another 10 minutes, being careful not to burn the ingredients.
5. Add chile flakes and heat for another 10 minutes
6. Add salt to taste, and cool before jarring
7. Add a thin layer of extra oil on top to keep sate fresh longer.

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Ingredients

• ½ cup oil neutral
• 3 shallots finely minced
• ½ cup lemongrass finely chopped (Roughly 3 small stalks)
• 5 garlic cloves finely minced
• 3 Thai chili peppers
• 1 tbsp Korean chili flakes gochugaru
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Wash and dry the garlic, shallot, Thai chili peppers and lemongrass. Finely minced all either in a food processor or hand chop.
2. In a medium saucepan heat up the oil. Once hot add the garlic and shallot and fry for 5 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
3. Add the lemongrass and cook for 5 minutes or until lightly crispy.
4. Add the Thai chili and gochugaru and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Lastly, lower the heat to medium-low and add the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and salt and cook for 5 minutes.

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