Spicy

2 dried Kashmiri or pasilla chiles, broken, 1 red Thai or Anaheim chile. stemmed and seeded,

5 cloves garlic, minced, 2 T brown sugar, ¼ c Asian fish sauce, ¼ c rice vinegar, ¼ cup li

⅓ cup finely chopped shallot, 1 T Thai red curry paste, ½ cup coconut milk, 5 T Thai fish sa

2 T cumin seeds, 4 T butter (or substitute olive oil), 2 medium onions, chopped, 1, 6 cloves

⅛ cup fresh lime juice, 2 T soy sauce, 1 t toasted sesame seed oil, 1 t Asian fish sauce, 1

3 cups shoyu (soy sauce), 1.5 cups mirin (sweet rice wine), 1.5 cups water, ¾ cup brown sugar,