Fish Dipping Sauce: Nuoc Cham
- Level: Easy
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 2 cups
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.
