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Viet Chile Sauce

By Andrea Nguyen
A bowl of bright red chile sauce sitting on a blue background.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, prop styling by Graylen Gatewood

Vietnamese-style chile sauce isn’t as bold and fiery as the popular sriracha found at Vietnamese American restaurants. With the inclusion of a little tomato paste, it’s sweet, fruity, and friendly-hot, so you can use plenty when building these Char Siu Tofu Bao Sliders, or anything else that deserves a delicious kick. 

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