Omsom Lemongrass BBQ Cooking Sauce 3-Pack

Name: Omsom Lemongrass BBQ Cooking Sauce 3-Pack
Brand: Omsom
SKU: MSOMSVLBBQ
Price: 12.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)

$12.95

The first thing you notice when you pour out this bold, aromatic sauce are the flecks of real lemongrass, indicative of its lively herbal flavor and very clear character despite being packaged and left to mingle with other strong flavors. Less of a dipping sauce and more like a “toss sauce,” or secret weapon for flavorful glazes and marinades, we love its bright acidity, which is difficult to maintain without other additives, but Omson pulls it off, adding lime concentrate to enhance and bring out the freshness of the lemongrass. Red Boat fish sauce (one of Milk Street’s pantry staples) provides a base of mouthwatering savory funk, while a dash of oyster sauce yields a pleasant meatiness balanced by the sweet-bitter soy sauce and sugar. Not too thick and perfectly drizzly, this version of the Vietnamese staple is like nothing else on the market—made with no additives, preservatives and in collaboration with pro chef Jimmy Ly of NYC’s Madame Vo restaurant.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Red Boat fish sauce, sesame oil, cane sugar, oyster sauce, oyster extractives, lemongrass, garlic, dark soy sauce, lime juice concentrate. Contains: wheat, soy, fish, shellfish
Specifications

Net Weight: Contains 3 Vietnamese Lemongrass BBQ starters—1.8 ounces each
Place of Origin: New York
How to use

The Omsom team tapped chef Jimmy Ly of Manhattan’s Madame Vo to develop a sauce that was both bold and elevated.

With a restaurant focused on celebrating Vietnamese BBQ culture (which usually features one protein like beef or fish prepared 7 different ways), Ly played a significant role in pioneering the East Coast’s surge of Vietnamese cuisine.“ Everything Jimmy does is grounded in his heartfelt desire to introduce and celebrate underrated, overlooked Vietnamese dishes into the mainstream,” says the Omsom team.

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HOW TO USE

Called a “meal starter” by the Omsom team, this sauce can truly bring together a number of dishes. Use as a marinade for 1lb of your protein of choice, such as sliced tofu, shrimp or chicken before popping onto skewers and cooking on the grill or in a skillet. Or use to glaze a full roast chicken or rack of ribs. Toss the sauce with sautéed veggies, or try combining it with oil and a hit of vinegar or lime juice for a vibrant dressing to add flavor to leafy greens, charred broccoli and more. It’s also great to add to rice as it cooks, making it a flavorful base or side dish to your dinner of choice.

Kitchen Notes

Each sauce package says it serves two, which makes sense if the meal in mind features a hefty amount of, say, tofu and not much else, but we find that it can stretch further if you plan on supplementing your sauced protein with sides and salads—up to four servings.