
I grew up with this sauce and still love it! It is the perfect sauce for spring rolls, eggrolls, lettuce wrap, banh cuon, banh xeo, and salads. Make it and save it in your fridge for about a week.
Jeaw wan – Sweet Sauce
A delicious Lao sauce perfect for spring rolls, eggrolls, and more.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 cup water
- 4 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 fresh bird eye chili pepper
- 1/4 cup peanuts crushed
- 1/2 lime
Instructions
- Caramelize sugar then carefully add water. Stir and melt the sugar completely then turn off heat. Add fish sauce to taste.
- In a mortar and pestle, crush garlic, pepper, and peanuts.
- Add the caramelized water to the mortar and then squeeze lime
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