Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2006, America's Test Kitchen TV
Our recipe for dipping sauce combines sweet, salty, spicy, sour, and savory flavors to create a punchy, vibrant condiment for rich dumplings.
This deeply flavorful sauce is the perfect accompaniment to Chinese dumplings—soft, savory pillows filled with tender shrimp or pork and crunchy cabbage and spiked with a pleasing hit of garlic, ginger, and soy sauce.