PANTRYFLEX

blend · herb sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 min

Saffronhouse Roasted Prahok

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

Phila Lorn's Saffronhouse Roasted Prahok, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Lime Juice 240 ml, Fish Sauce 30 ml
Lime Juice 240 mlFish Sauce 30 ml

Ingredients

  • Prahok — 4 oz fermented prahok (113 g)
  • Tomato — 4 beefsteak cooked to paste
  • Shallot — 3 charred
  • Garlic — 6 charred cloves
  • Bird's Eye Chile — 4 charred
  • Makrut Leaf — 4 charred leaves
  • Lemongrass — 2 oz charred (57 g)
  • Tamarind — 50 g tamarind powder
  • Msg — 2 Tbsp (20 g)
  • Cilantro — 4 oz culantro (113 g)
  • Eggplant — 6 Thai eggplants sliced (300 g)
  • Lime Juice — 8 oz (240 ml)
  • Fish Sauce — 2 Tbsp (30 ml)

Method

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

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Provenance

Cambodian-American chef of Mawn in Philadelphia; James Beard Emerging Chef 2025. Khmer noodle-house cooking with fish sauce, herbs, and Southeast Asian sauces in a compact Bella Vista BYOB.

Originally published as Roasted Prahok Steak Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Phila Lorn in StarChefs (Mawn).

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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 StarChefs (Mawn) (published as “Roasted Prahok Steak Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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