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From Evelyn Garcia & Henry Lu's kitchen · Kin, Houston

stove · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Thai Chile Fish-Sauce Honey

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

WATER 90FISH SAUCE 9

Ingredients

  • PALM SUGAR90 g
  • WATER90 ml
  • FISH SAUCE8.5 ml
  • GINGER10 g
  • BIRD EYE CHILE10 g

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu cook New Asian American cuisine in Houston; James Beard Best Chef: Texas 2026.

Originally published as Thai Chile Fish-Sauce Honey.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

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 Evelyn Garcia & Henry Lu / StarChefs (published as “Thai Chile Fish-Sauce Honey”). Full citation lives in Provenance.