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Filipino Vinegar Dipping Sauce (Sukang Sawsawan)

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Filipino Vinegar Dipping Sauce (Sukang Sawsawan)

Filipino Vinegar Dipping Sauce offers three sharp, spicy Sukang Sawsawan variations for grilled and fried dishes.

15 minutes · Serves 20

Ingredients for Filipino Vinegar Dipping Sauce (Sukang Sawsawan)

  • Sinamak: 1 1/2 cups coconut vinegar
  • Sinamak: 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • Sinamak: 1 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Sinamak: 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • Sinamak: 1 onion, chopped
  • Sinamak: 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • Sinamak: 5 Thai chili peppers, chopped
  • Sinamak: 1 siling pansigang, sliced
  • Sinamak: 2 tbsp green onion, chopped
  • Sinamak: salt, to taste
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 1 1/2 cups coconut vinegar
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 8 Thai chili peppers
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 1/2 bell pepper
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 2 cloves garlic
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 1 tsp whole peppercorn
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: 2 thumbs ginger
  • Tokwat Baboy-style: salt, to taste
  • Panlasang Pinoy spicy vinegar: 1 cup coconut vinegar
  • Panlasang Pinoy spicy vinegar: 1/2 cup Thai chili peppers
  • Panlasang Pinoy spicy vinegar: 4 thumbs ginger, julienned
  • Panlasang Pinoy spicy vinegar: 1 garlic head, crushed

How to cook Filipino Vinegar Dipping Sauce (Sukang Sawsawan)

  1. 1.For Sinamak, combine its listed ingredients in a clean mason jar. Seal and steep for at least 3 days before using.
  2. 2.For the Tokwat Baboy-style sauce, heat its vinegar with salt and sugar until dissolved, then cool completely.
  3. 3.Transfer cooled Tokwat Baboy-style vinegar to a jar with its chilies, bell pepper, garlic, peppercorns, and ginger. Seal, shake, and refrigerate.
  4. 4.For Panlasang Pinoy spicy vinegar, heat its vinegar with salt until dissolved and let it cool.
  5. 5.Process cooled spicy vinegar with its chilies, ginger, and garlic for 2 minutes. Transfer to a clean jar and use immediately.
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