Prik Naam Som

Chili and vinegar sauce, or ‘prik naam som’ is a primarily sour (but also spicy) condiment used to flavor noodles.

Yield:

Makes about 1/4 cup

Ingredients

1. 1 teaspoon garlic
2. 1 tablespoon red medium-sized thai chilies
3. 1/8 teaspoon salt
4. 4 tablespoons vinegar
5. 1/4 teaspoon white sugar

Directions

1. Mash the garlic, chilies and salt in a stone mortar & pestle until a paste.
2. Add the vinegar & sugar and mix well

Notes

Be careful when you mash up the chilies, bits of chilies can fly out of the mortar and are very painful if the end up in your eye.You can store chili & vinegar sauce in the refrigerator for weeks, if not months.