Nuoc Cham

Name: Nuoc Cham
Yield: Makes about 1 cup.
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 long red chillies, seeded and chopped; 1 tablespoon palm sugar; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar; 1 garlic clove; 3 tablespoons water; 3 tablespoons fish sauce

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Asian

By Neil Perry

Published 2000

About

A Vietnamese dipping sauce that is perfect with grills and barbecued meats or fish; it can also be used as a dressing for salads.

It isn’t quite as hot as nam jim, but you can easily increase the amount of chilli.

Ingredients

2 long red chillies, seeded and chopped
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon palm sugar

Asia
Vietnam
Fish course
Sauce
Pescatarian
South East Asia

Method

In a mortar with a pestle, pound the chillies and garlic to a fine paste. Add the sugar and stir to blend. Slowly stir in the other liquids until completely Incorporated.