Muối Ớt (Vietnamese Chili Salt)
Muối Ớt is Vietnam's chili salt pounded into a vibrant spicy mix. Dip fruits in for a salty kick that'll leave you reaching for more!
Prep Time2 minutes mins
Cook Time3 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Dip
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Servings: 6
Calories: 10kcal
For The Chili Salt
- 1/4 US cup salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar (or to taste)
- 3 chili
For The Fruit
- green mango
- pineapple
- ambarella
- java apple
Use a mortar and pestle to pound the chili until flat.
Pour the salt and sugar in, then pound them through for 2 minutes or until it turns a bright orange.
Serve immediately as is with your favorite fruit!
- Use fresh chili. We often store frozen ones at home for convenience, but freezing them toughens the skin and gives the Muối Ớt an unpleasant texture.
- Use a mortar and pestle. You can make this in a food processor (and it'll be much quicker if you're making a large batch), but by pounding it with the pestle it releases the oils that mix into the salt. Processing it will only cut the ingredients finely.
- Opt for good quality salt. If you can get your hands on sea salt, it'll be a more fragrant saltiness and the rough texture will help break up the chili as it gets pounded.
- We use fresh Thai bird's eye chilis that you can find in Asian supermarkets. You might also know someone who grows them in their garden and is happy to share!
- If you can't find Thai chili, just use any fresh varieties you have available.
- The most common fruits served with the chili salt are green mango, pineapple, ambarella, java apple and kamquat. Use whichever ones you like for this recipe.
- If you live in an area with lots of Vietnamese locals, you might even find that stalls sell the fruit pre-cut and wrapped in plastic wrap with a small sachet of store made chili salt.
Calories: 10kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg