Pearlroom Naam Jim

Name: Pearlroom Naam Jim
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (420 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 oz coarsely chopped (113 g) Palm Sugar; 1/4 cup Thai (60 ml) Fish Sauce; 1 oz seedless pulp/paste (28 g) Tamarind; 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) Water; 1 Tbsp toasted chile powder (phrik phon khua) (8 g) Chile Powder

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

Andy Ricker's Pearlroom Naam Jim, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Fish Sauce 60 mlWater 300 ml

Ingredients

Palm Sugar — 4 oz coarsely chopped (113 g)
Fish Sauce — 1/4 cup Thai (60 ml)
Tamarind — 1 oz seedless pulp/paste (28 g)
Water — 1 1/4 cups (300 ml)
Chile Powder — 1 Tbsp toasted chile powder (phrik phon khua) (8 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Pearlroom Naam Jim wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Thai-cooking American chef of Pok Pok (Portland / formerly New York); James Beard Best Chef: Northwest 2011 with historic Michelin at Pok Pok NY. Northern Thai grilling and fish sauce–lime dressings.

Originally published as Naam Jim Kai Yaang (Tamarind Dipping Sauce).

Adapted from a recipe published by Andy Ricker in Andy Ricker Pok Pok (Serious Eats reprint).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

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 Andy Ricker Pok Pok (Serious Eats reprint) (published as “Naam Jim Kai Yaang (Tamarind Dipping Sauce)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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