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Recipe courtesy of Corinne Trang

Show: Sara's Secrets

Episode: Everyday Asian

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

Yield:: 2 cups

Level:: Easy

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.

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

My Private Notes

Name: Fish Dipping Sauce: Nuoc Cham
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
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)