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Hot Fish Sauce—A Homemade Recipe that Works!

Cooks' Note

This sauce works well on any grilled nonoily fish. Make sure both the fish and the sauce are hot when served.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chili sauce
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 drops Tabasco or other hot sauce

Preparation

  1. Melt the butter in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the parsley, chili sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and hot sauce. Stir and heat until bubbly, about 4 minutes.

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