Sweet Sour & Spicy Dipping Sauce

[kirra]

Sweet Sour & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

Juice of one large orange
Juice of 2-3 kalamansi limes
1/2 inch piece of ginger, chopped fine
1 teaspoon patis (fish sauce)
Red pepper flakes to taste
1 dried chipotle pepper (optional)
1 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation:

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the orange juice, kalamansi juice, ginger, patis, red pepper flakes, and chipotle pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the water and the cornstarch and mix well. After the orange juice mixture has simmered, add the cornstarch slurry to the pot and mix well. Continue to simmer the sauce for another 2-3 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cooks.

Remove the sauce from the heat, and remove the chipotle pepper from the sauce. Taste the sauce for seasoning and add more kalamansi juice or patis as needed. If the orange juice did not provide enough sweetness, add a bit of sugar if needed. For extra spice, chop the chipotle pepper into a fine dice and return to the sauce. Let the sauce come to room temperature and serve with lumpia.