Cambodian White Sauce

Creamy and savory with a hint of spiciness from White Kampot pepper. Traditionally served with BBQ corn on the cob, this sauce works well in fusion dishes such as pasta, or other dishes calling for white sauce.

Yield: 1½ cups

Teuk Ktis Doung for Poot Ang – Coconut cream sauce with white Kampot pepper
Yield: 1½ cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Cambodian
Keyword: Coconut, Cream Corn, Kampot Pepper
Author: Channy Laux

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Set aside the creamy part of the coconut milk (top half of can). Heat saucepan over low heat, add the remaining portion of the coconut milk, sugar, salt, fish sauce. Stir until sugar and salt are dissolved, turn off heat and stir in green onion.
  • Just prior to serving, add the reserved coconut cream and pepper, mix well.

Notes

Drizzle over BBQ or steamed corn on the cob, and top with fresh ground White Kampot pepper.
Pour over pasta with mushroom, spinach, top with roasted pine nuts, red chili, and parsley.
* Substitutions:
  • Substitute italian parsley when making sauce for pasta
  • Substitute Thnot Sugar with granulated sugar 
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Published by Channy Laux

Channy Laux is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. She was thirteen-years-old when the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975. From 1975 to 1979, Channy endured starvation, horrendous working conditions, sickness and repeated separations from her family. In June of 1979, Channy arrived in Lincoln Nebraska as a refugee. After four years of no school and not knowing a word of English, she attended Lincoln High School; earned a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Santa Clara University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Channy worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer in the Aerospace and Biotech industries for 30 years. In 2017 Channy decided to focus on completing a promise that she made to herself as she and her family struggled to survive the Cambodian genocide. “If I ever make it out alive, I will make sure the world knows what happened to us.” Channy published her memoir “Short Hair Detention”, which receives multiple awards, including Nebraska’s 2018 Book Award. Channy is also founder of Angkor Cambodian Food. Her goal is to bring Cambodian cuisine into American kitchens, by providing authentic and hard to find ingredients along with easy to follow recipes. One of her creations Kroeurng (Lemongrass cooking paste) receives sofiTM Award from Specialty Foods and Innovation Foodservice Award from IFMA. Channy now balances her time between her business and educating communities on the Cambodian Genocide. She works with schools and other organizations to promote awareness of Cambodian Genocide. She is a member of Speakers Bureau for JFCS Holocaust Center.

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