Chilli & heat · oil
Vietnamese satay chilli oil
Also called sa te, sate sauce, lemongrass chilli oil
Vietnamese chilli oil fried with lemongrass, garlic and shallot, sometimes with shrimp; aromatic and hot. Spooned into pho and bun bo hue or used in stir-fries.
- A kind of Chilli oil
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodChilli crisp
Crunchier and lacks lemongrass; stir in a little lemongrass paste.
- T2 · GoodChiu Chow chilli oil
Garlicky rather than lemongrass-scented.
- T3 · In a pinchChilli garlic sauce
Wetter and vinegary, with no oil base or lemongrass.
- T3 · In a pinchSambal badjak
Sweeter and shrimpy, with no lemongrass.
Cook with Vietnamese satay chilli oil
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