Filipino Sawsawan Dipping Sauce

https://ricelifefoodie.com/sawsawan-filipino-dipping-sauce/#recipe

INGREDIENTS

• ¾ cup White Distilled Vinegar
• ½ cup Soy sauce
• 4 Garlic cloves minced
• 3 tbsp Shallots finely chopped
• 2 tsp Peppercorns
• ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 2 Bird’s eye chilies chopped – 2-3 pieces; Use siling labuyo (Filipino chili similar to Thai chili) or Thai chilis
• 1 tsp Sugar or Blue Agave
• 1 tsp lemon or calamansi juice

DIRECTIONS

1. In a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, shallots, black pepper, peppercorns, and sugar. Mix the ingredients together until the sugar is fully dissolved.

2. Taste the sawsawan and adjust the seasoning to your preference. Add the chilis if you want some spicy notes. Squeeze in some lemon.

3. Transfer the mixture to a suitable storage container and refrigerate the sawsawan for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.