Ingredient
25 Sauces Made with Lemongrass
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25 sauces in the catalog use Lemongrass. The partners that appear alongside it most often: ginger, lime juice, fish sauce. Counts come straight from the recipes. Already have lemongrass in the pantry? Seed the builder with it below.
25
recipes
32%
pour-and-shake ready
25
chefs
6
three-star chefs
1.1:1
median fat to acid
Across these recipes the acids chefs reach for most are lime juice (12), rice vinegar (4) and lemon juice (3).
Mostly vinaigrette and pan sauce.
How to choose
Lemongrass appears in 25 recipes, one from each of 25 different chefs, and about a third, 32 percent, need no stove. Lime juice is nearly the default pairing, in 12 of the 25 recipes, well ahead of rice vinegar at 4 and lemon juice at 3, so reach for lime first if you are building your own version. Vinaigrette is the most common category at 5 recipes, but curry sauce and pan sauce close behind show lemongrass working just as often in a cooked, aromatic base.
The Thai-lemongrass curry sauce and the coconut lime sauce both lean into that cooked route, simmering the stalk to pull out its oil before the sauce comes together. Where a ratio was measured, the median comes in bright, 1.1 parts fat to 1 part acid, though the range runs as low as 0.3, close to straight acid, which fits a dipping sauce more than a dressing. Six of the 25 contributing chefs hold three Michelin stars, and their versions still favor that same sharp, citrus-forward pour.
- What acid goes best with lemongrass?
- Lime juice, used in 12 of the 25 recipes here, more than three times any other acid. It matches the citrus note already in the lemongrass instead of fighting it.
- Do lemongrass sauces need cooking?
- Often, yes. Only 32 percent of these 25 recipes are shake-ready. Simmering the stalk releases its oil, which is why pan sauce and curry sauce both appear near the top of the category count.
Most often paired with
- 1. Ginger13 recipes
- 2. Lime Juice12 recipes
- 3. Fish Sauce9 recipes
- 4. Garlic9 recipes
- 5. Shallot8 recipes
- 6. Cilantro7 recipes
- 7. Galangal6 recipes
- 8. Rice Vinegar4 recipes
Thai-Lemongrass Curry Sauce
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: LEMONGRASS
Humm's Thai-lemongrass curry sauce for whitefish, skate
stove · curry sauce
Asia-Vinaigrette
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: ASIA
Caminada's Asian vinaigrette for mackerel
shake · vinaigrette
Coconut Lime Sauce for Bonito
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: COCONUT-LIME
Coconut-Lime For Bonito from a three-star kitchen
simmer · seafood sauce
Ginger-Lemongrass Tomato Sauce
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: LE KETCHUP
Le Ketchup D'alain from a three-star kitchen
stove · tomato sauce
Shrimp Paste Sauce
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: SHRIMP
Shrimp paste sauce from a three-star kitchen
simmer · seafood sauce
Soy nam Jim
★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: SOY NAM JIM
Pairet's soy nam jim dip for citrus shrimp
shake · dip
Curry Oil
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: CURRY OIL
Blanc's curry oil for scallops & cauliflower
shake · flavored oil
Ginger Scallion Sauce
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: SCALLION-GIN
Vicky Lau's ginger-scallion sauce for lobster
blend · pan sauce
Leche de Tigre
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: LECHE DE
Aduriz's leche de tigre for mushroom ceviche
blend · dressing
Lime-Lemongrass Honey Dressing
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: LIME-HONEY
Andrew Wong's lime-lemongrass honey dressing for beef
shake · vinaigrette
Fish-Sauce Garum
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: GARUM
From a starred kitchen & national award winner
blend · garum
Jaew
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: JAEW
Andy Ricker's jaew dipping sauce for grilled meats, rice
shake · hot sauce
Lemon Vinaigrette
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: LEMON
Dan Barber's lemon vinaigrette for summer salads
shake · vinaigrette
Assam Pedas Rempah
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: ASSAM PEDAS
Haikal's rempah base for assam pedas grouper
blend · curry paste
Cucumber Broth
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: CUCUMBER BRO
Hartmann's citrus-cucumber broth finish
shake · pan sauce
Fricassee Cream Finishing Sauce
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: FRICASSEE
Lam's cream sauce for chicken fricassee
stove · cream sauce
Green Curry Paste
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: GREEN CURRY
Bongkoch Satongun's green curry paste, the curry base
blend · curry paste
River Prawn Cream Sauce
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: RIVER PRAWN
Tassanakajohn's river prawn cream sauce
stove · pan sauce
Riverfront Lemongrass
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: LEMONGRASS
Waters' Riverfront Lemongrass vinaigrette for crab salad
stove · vinaigrette
Spiced Fruit-Carpaccio Syrup
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: SPICED
Imbert's spiced syrup from a prize-winning fruit dish
simmer · syrup
Candlenut-Turmeric Fish Marinade Paste
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CANDLENUTTUR
Kaul's candlenut-turmeric paste for grilled fish
blend · marinade
Panang Curry Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PANANG CURRY
Jet Tila's panang curry sauce for chicken, vegetables
simmer · curry sauce
Roasted Prahok Steak Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PRAHOK
Phila Lorn's roasted prahok sauce for steak, grilled meats
blend · herb sauce
Grilled Halibut Salad Dressing
CHAMPION CHEFOn the jar: GRILLED
Yen's lemongrass-fish sauce dressing for grilled fish salad
shake · dressing
Lemongrass Vinaigrette
CHAMPION CHEFOn the jar: LEMONGRASS
Larkin's lemongrass vinaigrette for a steak salad
stove · vinaigrette
Seeded jar
Seeded jar · 4 sauces
4 kitchens · 8 stars · 2 national awards
- Lemon Vinaigrette★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: LEMON
- Jaew★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: JAEW
- Coconut Lime Sauce for Bonito★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: COCONUT-LIME
- Shrimp Paste Sauce★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: SHRIMP
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