Ingredients
4 stalks lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed, cut into pieces
1 inch piece ginger, peeled, roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic
2 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup mirin (Japanese cooking wine)
2 tablespoons fish sauce
6 tablespoons canola oil
Preparation
Add lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and shallots through feed tube of a food processor with motor running. Process until very finely chopped. Add sugar, mirin, and fish sauce; process until pureed, scraping sides as needed. With motor running, slowly add oil; process until incorporated.
