Fish Dipping Sauce: Nuoc Cham

Recipe courtesy Corinne Trang, Authentic Vietnamese Cooking, Simon & Schuster, 1999

Show: Sara's SecretsEpisode: Everyday Asian

Recipe categories: Meat, Fish, Shallot,
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- Dish : Sauce
- Cuisine : Vietnamese , Asian

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Total Time:: 40 min
Prep: 5 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield:: 2 cups

Level:: Easy

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup lime or lemon juice
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 or more bird's eye or Thai chiles, seeded and minced
1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, and rinsed (optional)

Directions

Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce, and lime juice in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the garlic, chile, and shallot, and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

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By Mi-chan

on August 29, 2012
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This is an easy recipe. Since my mom lent my Vietnamese cookbook to someone I had to find an alternate recipe. Compared to what i've had in restaurants as well as whats in my cookbook this was much more sour. My familly who is usually delighted with this was not pleased. So in my opinion its not great.

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By ejelmer

Mesa, AZ

on September 27, 2009
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Thai Kitchen is a great brand to use for fish sauce. Some other brands can be too overpowering in their fishy flavor. I also use less water and add rice vinegar. Chili flakes are a good substitute to fresh peppers- but you have to let them soak in the sauce before serving.

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By leordziii_1367570

Omaha, NE

on December 07, 2004
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This is the closest I've tasted to a Vietnamese restaurant in Dallas, TX who got me hooked on this sauce

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