Vietnamese Hot Sauce ~ Nuoc Cham

Recipe Categories : | Vietnamese | Sauces |

Makes : a bit more than a ¼ cup

  Ingredients :

• 1 garlic clove, minced
• ¼ tspn pepper flakes red, crushed ~ increase quantity to taste
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tspn sugar
• 1 tspn lime peel, minced
• 2 tspn lime juice
• 3 tbsp water

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Combine garlic, lime peel, and red pepper flakes; then add lime juice, fish sauce, water, and sugar.
2. Whisk until all ingredients are blended and sugar is dissolved.
3. This recipe will make a bit more than a ¼ cup and will keep for short periods if refrigerated and is suited to vegetables, meats and fish.