Name: Coconut-Chile Palapa Sauce
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: 1 fresh coconut; 16 red Thai chiles; 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 1½ heads of garlic, separated into cloves, peeled, finely chopped; 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled, finely chopped; 1 bunch scallions, trimmed, chopped; 6 makrut lime leaves, thinly sliced, or 1½ teaspoons finely grated lime zest; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon Diamond Crystal or 2 teaspoons Morton kosher salt

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This spicy-sweet-funky Filipino condiment is delicious on grilled fish, chicken, tacos, sandwiches, grain bowls, noodles, eggs, burgers... pretty much anything you can think of will be improved by a dab or two.

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