Nuoc cham sauce

Name: Nuoc cham sauce
Yield: Makes half a cup
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 tbsp lime or lemon juice; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 4 tbsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla); 3 tbsp water; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 2 garlic cloves; 2 small red chillies, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
half a cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Old Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 1998

About

The ubiquitous sauce of Vietnam; a little salty, a little sweet and a little hot in every mouthful. No wonder it is ubiquitous.

Ingredients

2 small red chillies, chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp palm sugar

Asia
Vietnam
Sauce
Pescatarian
South East Asia

Method

Combine chillies, garlic and sugar in a mortar or tough bowl and pound or grind until smooth. Add lime or lemon juice, vinegar, fish sauce, and water, and stir well. Store in an airtight jar and keep in refrigerator until needed.