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Tirk Prahok (Fish Pickle Sauce)

Tirk Prahok (Fish Pickle Sauce) is a traditional Cambodian recipe for classic fish sauce based condiment that's served with almost every meal. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Cambodian version of: Fish Pickle Sauce.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesSauce RecipesHerb RecipesCambodia Recipes



This is a classic Cambodian condiment made with prahok, a crushed, salted and fermented fish paste. It can be found in many Asian stores, but if you absolutely cannot get it then you can substitute French Pissalat instead. An alternate name in English is 'heaven dipping sauce'.

Ingredients:

200g Prahok (Cambodain fish paste)
100ml hot water
juice of 2 lemons
50g lemongrass, minced
2 Kaffir lime leaves, mid-ribs removed and shredded
30g Thai holy basil or mint leaves, shredded (or a combination)
4 hot chillies, finely chopped

Method:

Steam the prahok for about 15 minutes, or until cooked then transfer to a bowl and mix with the hot water. When you have a smooth paste remove all the bones from the mixture then add the lemon juice.

Combine all the remaining ingredients into the Tirk Prahok and serve as a dipping sauce.