Ironbench Ginger

Name: Ironbench Ginger
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ½ cup (110 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¼ cup fresh lime juice (60 ml) Lime Juice; 1 tsp ginger, peeled and chopped (5 ml) Ginger; 1 tbsp fish sauce (15 ml) Fish Sauce; 2 tbsp soy oil or neutral oil (30 ml) Neutral Oil; Salt to taste Salt; Pepper to taste Pepper

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

From a champion chef's kitchen.

Ratio

Lime Juice 60 mlGinger 5 mlFish Sauce 15 mlNeutral Oil 30 ml

Ingredients

Lime Juice — ¼ cup fresh lime juice (60 ml)
Ginger — 1 tsp ginger, peeled and chopped (5 ml)
Fish Sauce — 1 tbsp fish sauce (15 ml)
Neutral Oil — 2 tbsp soy oil or neutral oil (30 ml)
Salt — Salt to taste
Pepper — Pepper to taste

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Ironbench Ginger wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Harold Dieterle. American / New American. Cited awards include: Top Chef winner S1 (2006).

Originally published as Ginger Vinaigrette (Miang of Fluke).

Adapted from a Harold Dieterle recipe (Harold Dieterle / Andrew Zimmern (Miang of Fluke)).

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 Harold Dieterle / Andrew Zimmern (Miang of Fluke) (published as “Ginger Vinaigrette (Miang of Fluke)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar