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Jeow Mak Keua Recipe (Lao Eggplant Dip)

This jeow mak keua recipe is a traditional Lao eggplant dip that's spicy, savory, and easy to make!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 29 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Laos

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces Thai eggplants
  • 2 ounces shallots
  • 3 garlic
  • 3 Chilies to taste
  • 0.3 ounces mint
  • 0.3 ounces green onions chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fermented fish sauce
  • 0.5 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted rice powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon MSG

Instructions

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  1. Pierce the eggplants with a fork several times. For an easy time grilling, you can skewer the ingredients. Then, roast the chilies, Thai eggplants, garlic, and shallots over charcoal, ensuring the skin darkens but do not burn the chilies. Use a grilling pan over low heat or burn over open flame if you don't have a charcoal grill.
  2. Once roasted, peel off the charred skin from the eggplants, garlic, and shallots.
  3. In a mortar and pestle, start by pounding the chilies, garlic, and shallots. Once well blended, add in the Thai eggplants and continue to pound into a mix.
  4. Mix in the sauces and seasonings: fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, toasted rice powder, and MSG.
  5. Stir in the chopped green onions and mint leaves. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
  • Add chilies to taste. Use Thai chilies for a spicy dip, or a mild type of chilies for a mild dip.
  • You can use a food processor, but the texture will differ.

Nutrition Information

Calories 29kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 0.2g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.03g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g Sodium 183mg (8%) Potassium 188mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 452IU (9%) Vitamin C 51mg (57%) Calcium 22mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 29

% Daily Value*

Calories 29kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 0.2g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 183mg 8%
Potassium 188mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 452IU 9%
Vitamin C 51mg 57%
Calcium 22mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.