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shake · vinaigrette

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 5 min

Ironhall Zesty Chile-Lime

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Andrea Nguyen recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Andrea Nguyen.

Zesty Chile-Lime from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Lime Juice 60 ml, Sugar 23 ml, Soy Sauce 23 ml, Canola Oil 23 ml
Lime Juice 60 mlSugar 23 mlSoy Sauce 23 mlCanola Oil 23 ml

Ingredients

  • Lime Juice — 2 (3-oz) limes, zested and juiced
  • Rice Vinegar — as needed to equal 1/4 cup with the lime juice
  • Sugar — 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar or honey (22.5 ml)
  • Soy Sauce — 1 1/2 Tbsp (22.5 ml)
  • Canola Oil — 1 1/2 Tbsp canola or other neutral oil (22.5 ml)
  • Fresno Chile — 1/2 large red Fresno chile or jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
  • Salt — finely ground sea salt, to taste
  • Pepper — to taste

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Lime Juice, Sugar, Soy Sauce, Canola Oil.
  2. Add finishing notes: Rice Vinegar, Fresno Chile, Salt, Pepper.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Vietnamese cookbook author based in Santa Cruz; James Beard Award for The Pho Cookbook. Teaching and published recipes-not a restaurant chef-cover nuoc cham, pho, and Viet technique.

Originally published as Zesty Chile-Lime Vinaigrette.

Adapted from a Andrea Nguyen recipe (Vietnamese Food Any Day / Food & Wine).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Vietnamese Food Any Day / Food & Wine (published as “Zesty Chile-Lime Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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