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Tamarind Glaze

  • fast FAST
  • healthy HEALTHY
  • make ahead MAKE-AHEAD
MAKES 1 1/2 CUPS
ingredients
  • 1/2 cup tamarind pulp with seeds (6 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
  • 2 Thai chiles, minced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Salt
directions
  1. In a medium heatproof bowl, blend the tamarind pulp with the boiling water to a paste. Pass the paste through a coarse strainer, pressing with a firm rubber spatula to remove the seeds and fibers. Stir in the honey, fish sauce, chiles and garlic. Season with salt.

MAKE AHEAD The glaze can be refrigerated for 1 month.

SERVE WITH GRILL MATCH: Shrimp, short ribs, thinly sliced beef, chicken or pork.

Recipe by Jean-Georges Vongerichten
From Condiments of the Chef
This recipe originally appeared in June, 2002.