- Test Kitchen-Approved
Author Notes
I’ve included two popular dipping sauces here: fish sauce-based sauce and a hoisin peanut sauce. Like the spring rolls, these dipping sauces are highly customizable according to taste and restaurants will often have their own signature sauce. —Betty
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Prep time
24 hours 20 minutes -
Serves
4
Ingredients
- For the fish sauce dipping sauce:
3 tablespoons
fish sauce-
juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons
sugar, or to taste
1/2 tablespoon
minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon
thinly sliced fresh Thai chiles
1/3 cup
water-
Salt and pepper, to taste
- For the hoisin peanut dipping sauce:
5 tablespoons
hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons
pork broth
1 tablespoon
peanut butter
1 tablespoon
minced garlic
1 teaspoon
vegetable oil
1 tablespoon
sugar-
chopped peanuts, optional
Directions
- For the fish sauce dipping sauce:
- Mix together all of the ingredients and refrigerate. Store for 1 day prior to serving in order to let the chile flavor infuse.
- For the hoisin peanut dipping sauce:
- Whisk together the hoisin, pork broth, and peanut butter.
- In a small fry pan, heat the garlic and oil and sautée until fragrant. Add the hoisin sauce mixture and the sugar, then simmer for 1 to 2 minutes until thick. Let cool.
- Top with peanuts, if desired.
betty is a food blogger and wedding photographer based in Boston, MA.
