Lemon Chili Fish Sauce Caramel

Name: Lemon Chili Fish Sauce Caramel
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1 cup (255 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp sugar (45 ml) Sugar; 3 tbsp Asian fish sauce (45 ml) Fish Sauce; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 heaping tsp Sriracha (5 ml) Sriracha; 1 clove garlic, crushed Garlic; ¼ tsp black pepper (1.25 ml) Pepper; ½ cup very hot water (to dissolve caramel) (120 ml) Water

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

FINISHING SAUCE · ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS & VEGETABLES

In the published recipe, this is the finishing sauce for Sriracha-roasted Brussels sprouts.

Qui's fish sauce caramel for roasted Brussels sprouts.

On the jar

LEMON CHILI

Method: stove
Yield: about 1 cup
Ingredients: 7

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Sugar 45 mlFish Sauce 45 mlLemon Juice 30 mlSriracha 5 mlPepper 1 mlWater 120 ml

Ingredients

Sugar3 tbsp sugar (45 ml)
Fish Sauce3 tbsp Asian fish sauce (45 ml)
Lemon Juice2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (30 ml)
Sriracha1 heaping tsp Sriracha (5 ml)
Garlic1 clove garlic, crushed
Pepper¼ tsp black pepper (1.25 ml)
Water½ cup very hot water (to dissolve caramel) (120 ml)

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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Provenance

Paul Qui. Filipino-Texan / contemporary. Cited awards include: Top Chef winner S9 (2011–12).

Originally published as Lemon Chili Fish Sauce Caramel (Brussels Sprouts).

Adapted from a Paul Qui recipe (Paul Qui / Austin Gastronomist (Uchi/ESK Brussels sprouts formula)).

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?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Paul Qui / Austin Gastronomist (Uchi/ESK Brussels sprouts formula) (published as “Lemon Chili Fish Sauce Caramel (Brussels Sprouts)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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