Spicy Lime Sauce (Cambodian Table Sauce)
Cambodia
Known as a Cambodian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 9 ingredients
- Beef
- 1 Lime; juice of
- 3 tb Sugar
- 2 Fresh red chiles; seeded, veins removed
- 2 Cloves garlic; peeled
- 1/2 c Water
- 1 -(up to)
- 2 tb Fish sauce
- Shredded carrot for garnish
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Lime
High in vitamin C · 29 mg per 100 g, 36% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Limes, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Grill and open flame. Keep sleeves, hair and tea towels away from the flame, and stay with the grill while it's lit. Barbecue outdoors only, never in a closed space.
Method
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- Combine garlic, chiles and water and liquify in a blender or food processor. mix together with fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add shredded carrot.
- A typical dish to serve with the sauce is 'Char kroeung' (see Grilled Cambodian Beef recipe in this collection), a milder version of sate'. The main heat is in the lime sauce rather than the dish.
- Michael Bowers
- CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES
- From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Grill or grill pan
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Blender
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Food processor
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Vegetable peeler
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Wooden spoon