Scallion Dipping Sauce

Name: Scallion Dipping Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 3/4 cup)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, soy sauce; 2 tablespoons, rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons, mirin; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon, chili oil (optional); 1/2 teaspoon, toasted sesame oil; 1 , medium scallion, white and green parts, minced

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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.

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes 3/4 cup)

TIME10 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

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.

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