Ivoryroom nam Prik

Name: Ivoryroom Nam Prik
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 (2-inch) square paste + 1/2 cup hot water pulp (120 ml) Tamarind; 75 g dried Puya chiles Dried Chile; 1 cup (240 ml) Rice Bran Oil; 2 heads thinly sliced (100 g) Garlic; 5 medium thinly sliced (200 g) Shallot; 2 Tbsp Thai shrimp paste (30 ml) Shrimp Paste; 1/2 cup chopped (100 g) Palm Sugar; 2–3 Tbsp (use 2.5 Tbsp mid) (37.5 ml) Fish Sauce

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

Pim Techamuanvivit's Ivoryroom Nam Prik, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Tamarind 120 mlRice Bran Oil 240 mlShrimp Paste 30 mlFish Sauce 38 ml

Ingredients

Tamarind — 1 (2-inch) square paste + 1/2 cup hot water pulp (120 ml)
Dried Chile — 75 g dried Puya chiles
Rice Bran Oil — 1 cup (240 ml)
Garlic — 2 heads thinly sliced (100 g)
Shallot — 5 medium thinly sliced (200 g)
Shrimp Paste — 2 Tbsp Thai shrimp paste (30 ml)
Palm Sugar — 1/2 cup chopped (100 g)
Fish Sauce — 2–3 Tbsp (use 2.5 Tbsp mid) (37.5 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

Thai chef of Michelin-starred Kin Khao in San Francisco; also opened Nari and later became chef–partner at Quince. Fish sauce–lime dressings and southern Thai curries.

Originally published as Nam Prik Pao (Chile Jam).

Adapted from a Pim Techamuanvivit recipe (Pim Techamuanvivit / Bittman Project).

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 Pim Techamuanvivit / Bittman Project (published as “Nam Prik Pao (Chile Jam)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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