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From Gregory Gourdet's kitchen · Kann, Portland

shake · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Ivorybridge Vietnamese-Style Chile-Lime

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

FISH SAUCE 30LIME JUICE 30

Ingredients

  • FISH SAUCE30 ml
  • LIME JUICE30 ml
  • PALM SUGAR12 g
  • BIRD EYE CHILE10 g
  • GARLIC6 g

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): FISH SAUCE, LIME JUICE.
  2. Add finishing notes: PALM SUGAR, BIRD EYE CHILE, GARLIC.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

Caribbean-American chef of Kann in Portland, Oregon; James Beard Best Chef: Northwest and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Haitian-rooted grilling and vegetable cookery.

Originally published as Vietnamese-Style Chile-Lime Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

Yes — it passes the shake-fit checks and can occupy a jar column.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Gregory Gourdet / Seattle Times (published as “Vietnamese-Style Chile-Lime Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.