PANTRYFLEX

From Chris Shepherd's kitchen · Underbelly, Houston

stove · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Umberbench Fish Condiment

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

FISH SAUCE 180RICE VIN 30WATER 15

Ingredients

  • FISH SAUCE180 ml
  • RICE VIN30 ml
  • BROWN SUGAR18 g
  • GARLIC5 g
  • CILANTRO10 g
  • WATER15 ml

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

Houston chef of Underbelly and later Georgia James / UB Preserv lineage; James Beard Best Chef: Southwest 2014. Vietnamese–Korean diaspora flavors of Houston’s Gulf Coast pantry.

Originally published as Fish Sauce Condiment.

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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 Chris Shepherd Underbelly / Local Palate (published as “Fish Sauce Condiment”). Full citation lives in Provenance.