Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce

Name: Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
Yield: Makes ¾ cup
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 4 Thai chiles or 2 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 tablespoons lime juice; 4 tablespoons Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce

Nuoc Cham

Preparation info

Makes
¾ cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

This sauce is familiar to most of us since it contains the essential elements of Asian dipping sauces—fish sauce, lime juice, and something to provide heat. Serve this with grilled chicken or fish.

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, minced
4 Thai chiles or 2 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced
2

Asia
Vietnam
Sauce
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Combine all the ingredients and stir long enough to dissolve the sugar.