The Sauce Trifecta

Ok ok… Technically, one of these isn’t actually a sauce. But, these 2 sauces plus the chili flake pickles are 3 staples that I try to always have in the fridge. The first recipe is for magical green sauce. This sauce is commonly called ginger scallion sauce and is served alongside Hainanese chicken, pho, and other Asian dishes. I can’t express in words how good this sauce is. I recently doubled the recipe to serve alongside homemade chicken pho and a large sized bowl was devoured. Gone in 30 seconds gone. There are various ways to make it and I’ll share how I like to do it.

The second is miso butter. If you saw my instagram post, you know I love miso butter. It’s so easy to make (literally, 2 ingredients) and it can be used for anything. I like to use it as a smear underneath roasted veggies, with any type of protein, as an umami punch in peanut butter cookies and even to cook omelets or eggs, however you like them. It’s also DELICIOUS with Japanese sweet potatoes and scallions.

Lastly, pickles. And these are so much better than the pickles you buy in the store. Asian people love snacking on pickled stuff. As a Japanese-American person, I can tell you that at any given time, I have at least 6-7 pickled jars of random vegetables in my refrigerator. These are so easy and the video below will you to quickly whip them up. Plus, it’s healthier than snacking on potato chips!