Recipe - Thai Style Basil Dipping Sauce

One half cup Rice wine vinegar
One fourth cup White wine vinegar
One half cup Light corn syrup
2 One half tablespoon Fish sauce (Nuoe Mam)
6 md Garlic cloves; peeled
2 Serrano or jalapeno chilis;
seeded and chopped
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 cup Fresh basil leaves lightly
packed; chopped

In a nonaluminum saucepan, combine the vinegars, corn syrup, fish sauce
along with four tablespoons of water. Bring to a boil and stir. Remove from
heat and let mixture cool to room temperature. In a food processor, combine
the garlic, chilis and sugar and quickly puree. Add the cooled syrup and
process in one or two bursts just to combine. Add basil and briefly process
until basil is minced. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for
up to one week.

Yield: 3 cups

Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

Recipe By : COOKING RIGHT SHOW#CR9658

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #230

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 05:07:22 0400 (EDT)

From: Bill Spalding billspa@icanect.net