Best Asian Dipping Sauces Recipes

GRILLED SHRIMP AND SCALLIONS WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix well to dissolve sugar, then stir in jalapeño rings. Set aside.
• In small bowl, stir together soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and cilantro. Set aside.
• Prepare grill for cooking: If using charcoal grill, open vents on bottom, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 4 to 5 seconds. If using gas grill, preheat burners on high with hood closed 10 minutes, then turn down to moderately high.
• Using electric spice grinder, pulse coriander seeds 2 to 3 times to crack. (Alternatively, place seeds on cutting board and crush lightly with small saut pan, using gentle rocking motion.) In large bowl, combine shrimp and scallions. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with coriander, salt, and pepper and toss to coat.
• Thread shrimp and scallions onto skewers. Grill, turning once, until just cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Arrange on platter and serve with dipping sauces.

ASIAN ESSENTIALS: DIM SUM DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. Sauce #1 - Sweet with lots of heat Add the water to a small saucepan, over medium heat. Add the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and allow to return to room temperature before serving, about an hour.
• 4. Sauce #2 - Sweet with sour notes Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl, and serve.
• 5. Sauce #3 - Savory with a bit of heat Add the tamari, vinegar, and water to a small saucepan, and bring up to a simmer. Add the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Add the remaining ingredients, take off the heat, and allow to come to room temperature before serving, about an hour.
• 6. PLATE/PRESENT
• 7. Use them as dipping sauces for all your favorite Asian foods. Enjoy.
• 8. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

ASIAN CHICKEN HOT POT WITH SESAME AND GARLIC DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• Make Sesame sauce:
• Toast sesame seeds. Purée in a blender with remaining ingredients until smooth.
• Make Garlic Sauce:
• Stir together all ingredients until sugar has dissolved.
• Make broth:
• Bring broth, water, garlic, and ginger to a boil in a small saucepan. Discard ginger. Keep at a brisk simmer.
• To cook:
• Simmer chicken, tofu, noodles, and vegetables in small batches (chicken will take 30 seconds to 1 minute; make sure not to contaminate other food with utensils for the raw chicken). Serve with dipping sauces in small bowls.

ASIAN DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• SESAME SEED DIPPING SAUCE.
• Crush toasted sesame seeds until they form a paste, using mortar and pestle or a clean coffee grinder.
• Add 2 teaspoons of oil if necessary to assist in forming a paste.
• Mix paste with rest of ingredients.
• GINGER DIPPING SAUCE.
• Combine all ingredients.
• LEMON AND GARLIC DIPPING SAUCE DIPPING SAUCE.
• In a small bowl stir together 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons fish sauce and 1 tablespoon sugar until sugar has dissolved.
• Stir in 2 chopped small red chillis and 3 finely chopped cloves garlic.
• SOY AND GINGER DIPPING SAUCE.
• Combine 1 cup shoshoyu (Japanese soy sauce), 5cm (2 inch) piece peeled, finely grated ginger, 2 ts caster sugar in small bowl, mix well and serve within 15 minutes of preparation.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER JAPANESE YAKITORI DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• For the basic sauce, mix and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
• For the other two, mix and reserve until ready to serve.