Thai Sweet Hot Garlic Sauce (Nahm Jeem Gratien)

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic minced
• pepper flakes Red chile, to taste, I used Pakastani ones from Penzey’s, i.e., the hottest ones, and I throw in 1-2 tablespoons, wherea…
• 1 cup white vinegar cider vinegar will work as well
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons neutral oil depending on pan and to taste—will be easier of course with more oil
• 5 scallions roughly chopped, white and green parts separated, the Thai would leave the white parts longer but I like them a bit smaller
• 8 cloves garlic minced
• mushrooms quartered if small to medium, “sixthed” if larger, crimini, button, straw or shitake are all fine
• 1 bell pepper sweet, sliced and then chopped in half
• chicken Shredded, from rotisserie chicken
• carrots sliced into medallions
• broccoli florets I use frozen and add near to the end
• 1/2 pineapple chopped, or one can, stored in juice, is fine too
• hothouse cucumber peeled and seeded and sliced into half medallions, or use baby cukes, in which case do not bother peeling or seeding
• grape tomatoes or tomato wedges
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 3 tablespoons dipping sauce Thai Sweet Hot Garlic

Nutrition

• Calories : 1050 calories
• Carbohydrate : 125 grams
• Cholesterol : 245 milligrams
• Fat : 23 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 80 grams
• SaturatedFat : 4.5 grams
• Sodium : 1770 milligrams
• Sugar : 115 grams