Name: Ginger and Shallot Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons kecap manis - see notes; 3 tablespoons finely chopped coriander; 2 tablespoons malt vinegar; 3 tablespoons finely grated ginger; 1 long red chilli deseeded and finely chopped; 3 tablespoons finely sliced shallots (spring onions); 1 teaspoon sesame oil

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Ginger and shallot dipping sauce is a delicious sauce for chinese dumplings. Its gingery flavour marries beautifully with the sauces and shallots. We just love going to yum cha and it used to be a Sunday ritual but since moving we don’t have a local yum cha any longer. So what’s a girl to do but create her own version of yum cha at home and this ginger and shallot dipping sauce transports us back to yum cha any day of the week.

We stock up on Chinese dumplings from chinatown when we visit the city and stash them in the freezer for when the urge hits. Steamed dumplings with ginger and shallot dipping sauce is fabulous when you have friends around too, and everyone loves the sauce.

dipping sauce

Ginger and shallot dipping sauce takes only minutes to make. You can make it the day before serving and simply add the fresh chopped coriander on the day.

ginger and shallot dipping sauce shallots being chopped on a wooden chopping board with a silver knife — shallots

ginger and shallot dipping sauce chopping red chilli finely on a wooden chopping board with a silver knife — chilli

ginger and shallot dipping sauce coriander chopped on a wooden chopping board with a knife — coriander

ginger and shallot dipping sauce adding ingredients in a glass bowl — adding chilli and shallots

ginger and shallot dipping sauce adding coriander and ginger to sauce with a spoon — ginger and coriander added

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Ginger and Shallot Dipping Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

This delicious gingery dipping sauce takes dumplings to another level.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons kecap manis - see notes

see notes

3 tablespoons finely chopped coriander
2 tablespoons malt vinegar
3 tablespoons finely grated ginger
1 long red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
3 tablespoons finely sliced shallots (spring onions)
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly

Notes

kecap manis is a thick sweet soy sauce available in most supermarkets

Nutrition Information

Amount Per Serving Calories 0Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 0mgCarbohydrates 0gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 0g