Garlic Cilantro Dipping Sauce

Try this dipping sauce for shabu shabu or hot pot: It’s easy!

Need a delicious sauce for dipping your hot pot or shabu shabu? I was first introduced this sauce to by my friend follow IG @whitesuby who would often host us for hot pot at his place. This sauce is very garlicy but super tangy, savoury and delicious. Try this garlic cilantro dipping sauce next time you eat #homecooked hot pot!

Hot Pot dipping sauce for the win!

Made up of a few simple ingredients, this cilantro and garlic dipping sauce is unreal. Hopefully you won’t need to kiss anyone afterwards who hasn’t been eating with you, but oh man, this sauce is tasty.

Give it a try! Yeah you might make a mess, but it’s for you… and you’re worth it!

All you’ll need is:

• Cilantro
• Fresh chopped garlic
• Sesame Oil
• Soy sauce

Optional additions (which definitely make it better):

• Hoisin or oyster sauce
• Sambal Oelek
• Grated ginger
• Chives or green onion, finely chopped

Have fun with this Garlic Cilantro Dipping Sauce! As always, if I can do it, so can you!

Garlic Cilantro Dipping Sauce

Use this simple garlic cilantro dipping sauce recipe to take your #homecookedfeast shabu shabu to the next level! Simple and delicious for all your shabu shabu enjoyment.

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Prep Time 3 mins

Course Sauce

Cuisine Asian, Chinese, Japanese

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

Mandatory

• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1.5 tbsp garlic finely diced
• 1.5 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
• 1 tsp soy sauce (to taste), substitute with hoisin if desired

Optional

• sambal oelek to taste
• hoisin or oyster sauce to taste (pick one)
• ginger to taste
• green onion to taste

Instructions

 

• Mix all desired ingredients into small bowl. Garlic and cilantro should be very finely chopped, finer the better.
• Stir until consistent texture and all dry ingredients generously covered with liquid base.

Notes

The beauty of this sauce is that there is zero chance you can really put whatever ingredients that you see fit. Once your sesame oil, garlic, cilantro and soy sauce are mixed together, you’ve got your base. 

Spice it up or add other flavours, but keep in mind the veg and meat coming out of the hot pot are a little wet, so this “paste” will become much more liquid over time.

Rich flavour is good. Believe in yourself. 

Keyword chili, cilantro, dipping sauce, hot pot, sauce for meat, shabu, shabu shabu, snap pea garlic bean sprouts, soy sauce

WHAT TO FEAST WITH?

• Shabu Shabu
• Teppanyaki
• Bulgogi beef
• White rice

WHAT TO SUB-OUT WITH?

For another simple and delicious hot pot sauce, try this shabu shabu sesame mustard sauce!

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