Preserved-Lime Cream

Name: Preserved-Lime Cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cambodian
Ingredients: 400 ml cream; 60 g sugar; 1/2 Ngam Ngov, very finely minced

A set cream where salt-cured lime replaces the expected sweetness with depth.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 10 min
Serves: 4
Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

400 mlcream
60 gsugar
1/2Ngam Ngov, very finely minced

Balance is everything — taste before setting; the salt should be felt, not obvious.

Made with Ngam Ngov →

Method

1
Warm the cream and sugar until the sugar dissolves.
2
Stir in the minced Ngam Ngov and steep briefly.
3
Strain, pour into glasses, and chill until set.