Sweet Ginger Sauce For Chicken Soup

 Transform ordinary chicken soup into zesty livened up soup with this sauce. 

So what is it?

This sauce is comprised of some pretty potent ingredients like fish sauce, ginger and garlic. It might seem intimidating to some, but this sauce will really add a kick to chicken soup. The sauce has oriental undertones from the ginger and lemon/lime combo. All the flavors come together and pair up wonderfully with chicken soup. Bonus: the citrus, garlic and ginger only help this sauce transform chicken soup to be all the more healthier and vitamin packed for anyone suffering from a cold and in need of a heart warming bowl of soup.

This recipe was taught to my mom by my paternal grandmother and her sister who are from Vietnam. My mom's chicken soup is already really good, but when you add in this sauce it becomes virtually irresistible! Break down barriers and try adding this sauce to your chicken soup the next time you need a bowl of comfort.

Sweet Ginger Sauce For Chicken Soup

Servings: Makes about 3/4 cup of sauce which can serve 4-6 Time: 10 minutes Source: Family recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup fish sauce

 1/2 tbsp peeled grated fresh ginger

1 clove garlic grated

1 1/2 tbsps fresh lemon or lime juice

2 tbsps sugar

1 dash of salt or to taste

Step 1

Grate ginger and garlic. Obtain juice from lemon or lime.

Step 2 

Add all ingredients together and stir.

Step 3

Taste and adjust as necessary.

How to serve? Prepare chicken soup as you normally would. Prepare a bowl of starch such as rice, abc noodles or orzo pasta in my case. Drench with chicken soup. Add ginger sauce to your bowl one spoon full at a time according to your preferences and stir in.

Note: This is a recipe that can be adjusted to your liking. Some people may prefer the sauce to be sweeter and others may prefer to add a little more citrus. You can freely add or downtown the ingredients to your preferences.

Buen provecho!