to serve with hainanese chicken
4 red birds eye chillies
6 slices peeled ginger
6 cloves garlic
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup chicken stock
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp chicken fat oil or vegetable oil
splash of fish sauce
Pound the chillies, ginger, garlic, salt and sugar in a mortar and pestle. The ginger should be very destroyed. Taste to make sure there is a balance of sweet, sour, and salty.