Queens Spicy Fish- Caramel

Name: Queens Spicy Fish- Caramel
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (420 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (120 ml) Fish Sauce; 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Red Pepper; 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) Sugar; 1/4 cup (60 ml) Shrimp Paste; 1 tbsp, whisked in at the end (15 ml) Water

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

Spicy Fish- Caramel from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Fish Sauce 120 mlRed Pepper 3 mlSugar 360 mlShrimp Paste 60 mlWater 15 ml

Ingredients

Fish Sauce — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Red Pepper — 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml)
Sugar — 1 1/2 cups (360 ml)
Shrimp Paste — 1/4 cup (60 ml)
Water — 1 tbsp, whisked in at the end (15 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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Queens Spicy Fish- Caramel wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Ricky Moore works in North Carolina coastal seafood at Saltbox Seafood Joint; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Southeast 2022 (Saltbox Seafood Joint, Durham).

Originally published as Spicy Fish-Sauce Caramel.

Adapted from a Ricky Moore recipe (Ricky Moore / WRAL (shrimp fat chicken wings, Saltbox)).

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 Ricky Moore / WRAL (shrimp fat chicken wings, Saltbox) (published as “Spicy Fish-Sauce Caramel”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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