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Vietnamese Dipping Fish Sauce (Nước Chấm)

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Servings: 3 Prep: 5 minutes Total: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp lime or lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1/2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 bird's eye or Thai chile, minced

Steps

  1. Combine water and sugar in a bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves (optional: heat a third of the water first to help dissolve sugar, then add remaining water).
  2. Add lime or lemon juice a little at a time, tasting until it resembles lemonade.
  3. Add fish sauce in small increments, tasting until slightly strong to balance unseasoned food.
  4. Top with minced garlic and chile, then serve.

Source: www.hungryhuy.com