Nam Jim Seafood Recipe (Thai Seafood Dipping Sauce)
Try this Thai seafood dipping sauce (nam jim seafood recipe), ready in 10 minutes and perfect with everything from shrimp to squid.
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 4 red chili peppers to taste
- 1/4 cup peanuts roasted
- 2 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 lime
Instructions
- Pound the garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle. Continue until you reach a fine paste consistency.
- Add the roasted peanuts into the paste, crushing them thoroughly with the pestle.
- Add the palm sugar and fish sauce to the mixture, blending them in until the mixture achieves a sauce-like consistency.
- Finally, stir in the fresh lime juice, ensuring all the flavors are well combined. Serve immediately and enjoy!
FOOD PROCESSOR METHOD
- Put garlic, chilies, roasted peanuts, palm sugar, and fish sauce into the food processor together. Pulse the mixture until it becomes a sauce with a little texture, not completely smooth.
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- You can use a food processor if you don't have a mortar and pestle.
- Taste-test and adjust flavors if needed.
- Serve with seafood, grilled meats, rice, or others.
- Store in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 88
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 88kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 754mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 235mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 434IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 68mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.