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Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)

This handy Vietnamese sauce does double duty as a dip for fried foods and a dressing for cold salads, such as this one with grilled shrimp. The sauce is a perfect balance of tangy and sweet, with fish-sauce umami and a little spike of heat. To tone down the fire, seed the chiles before mincing. For more intensity, double the amount of fish sauce and omit the water.

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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • juice of 2 limes Added to
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar Added to
  • 14 Cup fish sauce Added to
  • 14 Cup water Added to
  • 1 medium garlic clove minced Added to
  • 2 small thai chiles stemmed and minced Added to
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Directions

5 min.

In a small bowl, mix the lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, and water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the garlic and chiles and serve.

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