Vietnamese Lime & Ginger Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cm fresh gingerroot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons palm sugar
2 small red chilies, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 lime, divided into segments
2 tablespoons fish sauce

Preparation

* Put the garlic, sugar, chilies and garlic into a mortar and pound until well blended.
* Add the lime segments and pound again until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
* Stir in the fish sauce. If you like, you can use a small food processor instead of a pestle and mortar.
* This sauce will be good for 10 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.