vegan 'fish sauce' | Allow 40 mins / feeds 4 - 6 Ingredients 2 - 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil 4 large cloves of Garlic - crushed 1 large Onion - quartered 4 medium Potatoes - halved and quartered 4 Carrots OR 1 large Sweet Potato - pieces to match potato size 2 cups of Broad Beans -halved 2 cups of Spinach Leaves 1 bunch of Broccolini OR small Zucchini - cut in large pieces 1 tablespoon Massel powdered vegetable stock 2 tablespoons of Keens Curry Powder (less or more to taste) 1 tablespoon of Lime Juice 2 tablespoons dark Brown Sugar (all sugar is vegan in Australia) 1 large can of Coconut Cream 1 cup of Water (approx) 1/3 cup of fake "fish sauce" (we buy ours at the shop section within the Lotus Restaurant on James St - Northbridge). Below is a home-made version I found online. Method
source: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/48418 INGREDIENTS 2 - cups shredded dried seaweed 4 - cups water 3 - cloves garlic (smashed but not minced) 1 & 1/2 - Tbsp whole black peppercorns 1/2 - cup soy sauce 2 - tsp lime juice (concentrate OK) 2 - tsp lemon juice (concentrate OK) 2 - Tbs vinegar 3 - tsp sugar 1 - tsp ground ginger 1 - tsp ground garlic 1/4 - tsp chili powder You can find the dried seaweed at just about any asian market. Personally I prefer the type that shredded kinda small versus the large sheets of seaweed. I think that when it's shredded it makes for a richer sauce. HOW TO PREPARE VEGETARIAN FISH SAUCE 1. In a large bowl, add 2 cups dried seaweed + 4 cups water 2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes 3. Add garlic cloves + peppercorns + soy sauce + lime juice + lime juice + vinegar + sugar + ginger + garlic powder + ginger + chili powder 4. Bring to a boil, turn heat down to medium and cook for 30 minutes 5. You can adjust the salt level by adding water 6. Allow to cool 7. Strain into a container Straining it is the key. Once it's strained you can funnel it into a large water bottle, and label it "Veggie Fish Sauce" or as it's called in Vietnam "Nuoc Mam Chay" If you've ever tasted the real fish sauce (in your pre-veggie days) you can sample a tiny bit and see just how close to the real thing it really tastes. But caution...this stuff is stinky and strong! Just like the real fish sauce. Hope you like it. Ms Nadja Dee Witherbee Seattle WA benignlives@earthlink.net |