Quick Onion Sauce

Name: Quick Onion Sauce
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 medium red onions, peeled, quartered and very thinly sliced; 8 green or red bird chilies, seeded and minced; 2 stalks lemongrass, very thinly sliced; 8 lime leaves, thinly sliced, or an additional stalk lemongrass; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste (see note); 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 1 shallot, peeled and very finely sliced; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 5 minutes, plus several hours' refrigeration
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Ingredients

Yield:2 cups

2medium red onions, peeled, quartered and very thinly sliced
8green or red bird chilies, seeded and minced
2stalks lemongrass, very thinly sliced
8lime leaves, thinly sliced, or an additional stalk lemongrass
2tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
½teaspoon shrimp paste (see note)
2cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1shallot, peeled and very finely sliced
¼cup vegetable oil
½teaspoon kosher salt

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir with a wooden spoon for 3 to 4 minutes. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to develop. Serve as a sauce over fish or chicken, with rice on the side.

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