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Bowl of spicy coconut lime sauce with chili peppers.
Spicy thai coconut sauce

Spicy Coconut Lime Sauce

Author: Flavelo
Sauces and Gravies Recipes
This sauce follows the golden rules of Thai cuisine: a balance of sweet (coconut), salty, sour (lime), and spicy (chili). The plant fat in coconut milk perfectly dissolves the capsaicin in the chili, creating a heat that is warm and spreading rather than sharp and stinging. It's a universal sauce: amazing on chicken, shrimp, or roasted veggies.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 160 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Thai Inspired

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Skillet
  • Grater

Allergen Information

⚠️ Tree Nuts (Coconut)

Instructions

1 ✓

Chop the onion, garlic, and chili; grate the ginger.

Tip: Remove the chili veins if you don't like it too spicy.
2 ✓

Sauté the aromatics in the oil.

Tip: Building the flavor base.
3 ✓

Sprinkle with curry powder, stir, then pour in the coconut milk.

Tip: Toast the curry powder, don't burn it.
4 ✓

Simmer for 10 minutes until thickened.

Tip: Reduction concentrates the flavor.
5 ✓

Squeeze in the lime juice, season with salt, and garnish with cilantro.

Tip: Don't boil the lime juice or it may turn bitter.

Recipe FAQ

The coconut milk is too thin.
Use canned, full-fat coconut milk, not the beverage kind in cartons. If it's still thin, simmer longer or add a pinch of cornstarch.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (13.5 oz) Coconut Milk
  • 1 whole Fresh Chili Pepper
  • 1 small Onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Fresh Ginger (grated)
  • 1 whole Lime (juice)
  • 1 tbsp Curry Powder
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 0.5 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 0.5 cup Fresh Cilantro