Finadene Sauce
A tangy dipping sauce of soy sauce, vinegar, lemon, hot pepper, and onion that accompanies nearly every grilled or fried dish in the CNMI. It is mixed fresh at the table and adjusted to each eater's taste for heat and sourness.
- Prep
- 8 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 8 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 25 kcal
Equipment
- •Small mixing bowl
- •Spoon
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 25 kcal
- fat
- 0
- carbs
- 4
- protein
- 1
- calories
- 25
Instructions
- 1
Mix the soy sauce, vinegar, and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
- 2
Stir in the sliced hot peppers and diced onion.
- 3
Add the green onion if you are using it.
- 4
Let the sauce sit for at least 10 minutes before serving so the flavors blend.
- 5
Stir it again right before serving, since the onion and pepper settle at the bottom.
Chef's tips
Let the sauce sit for at least 10 minutes before serving so the onion and pepper soften slightly and taste milder.
Storage
Refrigerate in a sealed jar up to 1 week.
Reheating
Not applicable, served cold or at room temperature.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Adding too much vinegar, which overpowers the soy sauce
- •Chopping the onion into pieces that are too large, making the sauce hard to spoon evenly
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