Vietnamese Tangerine Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves
1 red jalapeno chile, chopped, seeded, ribs removed*
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 tablespoons tangerine juice
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup nuoc mam vietnamese fish sauce
1 tablespoon mirin, sweet rice cooking wine

Preparation

Combine garlic, jalapeno, sugar, and the juices in the blender and liquefy. Add the vinegar, fish sauce and mirin. Blend for 5 seconds.
Can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
* A dried pequin pepper can be used if red jalapenos are out of season.