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Vietnamese Scallion Sauce
Vietnamese scallion oil, called mỡ hành, is used as a garnish or condiment on a number of different foods, from grilled clams on the half shell to steamed rice. It adds fresh allium notes as well as bright green color to any dish it’s drizzled onto. And since fat carries flavor, it also acts as a flavor booster. At its most basic, mỡ hành is made by pouring hot oil over sliced scallions to release their flavor and tenderize them. Our version includes savory fish sauce (or soy sauce), pungent ginger and a little sugar to build complexity. It’s delicious spooned onto simply cooked asparagus, shrimp or skirt steak (recipes below). Or try it on grilled pork chops, corn on the cob or steamed dumplings. Leftover scallion oil can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to threedays; return it to room temperature before serving.
½
Cup
Tip
Don’t just slice the scallions. For proper texture and flavor, the scallions should be chopped. Slice them first, then run the knife blade over them a few times to further break them down.
20 minutes
Ingredients
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½
cup chopped scallions (5 or 6 scallions; see note)
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Kosher salt and ground black pepper
Directions
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01In a medium heatproof bowl, combine the scallions, ¼ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Using your fingers, gently rub the salt and pepper into the scallions until the scallions begin to wilt.
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December 30, 2022
Can use it on so many dishes!
So easy and versatile!
October 9, 2022
Tasty and simple
Good and easy, as everyone says. We had it with grilled skirt steak. I'm wondering why it only lasts 3 days? All that oil would seem to preserve it longer.
Hi Scott -
We appreciate your go-with-the-flow attitude! Since scallions obviously vary greatly in size (some of the ones I've bought lately have been huge!), always best to go with your instinct. I love this sauce on everything and don't really think more scallions would ever be a problem!
Best,
The Milk Street Team
This sauce is Crazy-Good and a cinch to make! I was out of white sugar, so I substituted natural brown cane sugar and it turned out beautifully. I spooned the sauce over a serving of scrumptious Indian Tomato Rice. (page 181 in The Milk Street Cookbook) The scallions from my garden were beginning to bolt and go to seed so I garnished my meal with the beautiful onion blossom...gee whiz what an amazing flavor bomb in my mouth. I love this scallion sauce! It has a surprisingly complex depth of flavor and is so yummy!
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This sauce is very flavorful and a cinch to make. I'm not sure why your recipe says 5 or 6 scallions will yield half a cup. My 5 average-sized ones easily made up a full cup, so I shrugged and happily doubled everything. I noticed that many mo hanh recipes on the Internet have neither ginger nor fish sauce---but it's precisely those two ingredients that make yours pop.