Smoky Lime Chile Dipping Sauce Recipes

SMOKY LIME-CHILE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Coat limes and jalapeños lightly with oil and place on grill over medium heat, cut sides down. Cook until cut sides are golden brown streaked with black, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip over and move to side or back of grill where temperature is low. Cook until limes and chiles are soft enough to yield easily when squeezed with tongs, at least 5 and up to 20 minutes. Remove from grill and refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
• To make sauce, mince jalapeños and place in medium-size bowl. Squeeze 1/3 cup juice from limes and add to bowl with jalapeños, then add all remaining ingredients and whisk together. This sauce keeps, covered and refrigerated, about 3 days.

HOT AND SMOKY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotle, adobe sauce and lime juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a dipping bowl and garnish with the chives.

LIME-CHILE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir fish sauce, lime juice, and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Add sugar; stir until it has dissolved. Stir in garlic and chile sauce or chopped chile. Sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.

CHILE-LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, jalapeños, and brown sugar. (Or, in a 12-ounce/180-ml or larger jar with a lid, combine the ingredients, cover, then shake vigorously.) Dip a piece of lettuce in the dressing and check the seasonings; add more jalapeños, if you like. The sauce should have a balance of hot, sweet, sour, and salty, which is typical of Thai foods. Keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

CHILI AND LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, stirring to combine.
• Serve with spring rolls, dim sums, won-tons or any other finger food.

SPICY CHICKEN WITH CHILI LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the fish sauce, garlic, chilli and sugar in a medium bowl. Add chicken; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• To Make the Chili Lime Dipping Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Heat large frying pan over medium heat. Brush pan with oil; cook chicken, in batches, for about 4 minutes each side or until browned and cooked through.
• Insert toothpicks into the chicken pieces. Serve with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce and lime wedges, sprinkled with coriander and onion.

SWEET CHILE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To a small saucepan, add water, vinegar, and sugar; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, roughly slice chiles and garlic. Place in a food processor with salt and pulse to a rough chop; add to the pot. Turn heat to low to maintain a steady simmer and cook, uncovered, until the liquid thickens slightly and becomes just slightly syrupy, 8-12 minutes. Cool to room temperature. The sauce will thicken further as it cools. Makes ¾ cup. You can store it in the refrigerator in a sealed container for months; the flavor improves as the ingredients continue to meld.

SWEET CHILE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in rice vinegar, salt, and sambal oelek. Cool sauce, then chill, covered, at least 1 hour.

HOT CHIPOTLE SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP WITH LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; stir in next nine ingredients. Spoon into a deep-dish pie plate; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan., Bake until golden brown and bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Serve as desired with pita or tortilla chips, baguette slices or crackers.