Hey Chef, What Can I Do With Fish Sauce?

[yuiyoshida]

Welcome to Hey Chef, a series where we ask pros around the country for tips on how to use ingredients we love. Today, let's funk things up with fish sauce.

Once you start using fish sauce, it can be tough to stop yourself from tossing it into everything. Made from salted and feremented anchovy juice, the umami-bomb effect of this Southeast Asian condiment is unparalleled, and plenty of chefs have told me they "use it like salt."

But when starting out, it's easy to go way overboard, scarring potential fish sauce fans to the point of abandonment. So we talked with some fish sauce-loving chefs about some smart ways to share the fish sauce funk without making your dinner smell like a stinky barge.

Welcome to Hey Chef, a series where we ask pros around the country for tips on how to use ingredients we love. Today, let's funk things up with fish sauce.

Once you start using fish sauce, it can be tough to stop yourself from tossing it into everything. Made from salted and feremented anchovy juice, the umami-bomb effect of this Southeast Asian condiment is unparalleled, and plenty of chefs have told me they "use it like salt."

But when starting out, it's easy to go way overboard, scarring potential fish sauce fans to the point of abandonment. So we talked with some fish sauce-loving chefs about some smart ways to share the fish sauce funk without making your dinner smell like a stinky barge.

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http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/what-to-do-how-to-cook-with-fish-sauce.html

[Old Crow]

1. I am literally salivating right now....

Need to pay a visit to the local Asian market soon. I'm out.

[yuiyoshida]

2. I bought some yesterday...

I asked the same question.

[Old Crow]

3. Here's one way I love it...

Get a shrimp-flavored instant ramen (I buy Maruchan Yakisoba Noodles) meal... add half a handful of slivered green onions and a bit of minced garlic and a tiny bit of ginger before microwaving. After it's been microwaved, mix in the flavoring packet, and then add a few splashes of fish sauce. Easiest and cheapest thing on Earth, but it tastes fantastic.

[yuiyoshida]

4. i tried it over shirmp gambas..

a filipino dish, its wonderful the amount of extra flavor its adds to this dish.

[Old Crow]

5. Oh, that sounds so good.

I've had very little Filipino food and I really want to try. Since I can't seem to find any locally, I may eventually give a shot at making Chicken Adobo myself. It looks sooooooo good.

[Old Crow]

6. That's a neat idea, adding it to spaghetti sauce.

I'll have to remember that one. Look at us! Making our stomachs rumble. LOL

[yuiyoshida]

7. i already ate, some spicy shrimp gambas...

i added some rice and a little fish sauce.