Vietnamese Spring Roll Dipping Sauce

By danyell923

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup fish sauce (Viet Huong Three Crabs brand)
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 of a lime, juiced
• 3-4 cloves of garlic , minced
• 2-3 Thai chili pepper, minced

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from sundaynitedinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) In a small sealable jar, combine water and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar. Add fish sauce, vinegar and lime juice and mix. Adjust flavors to taste.

2) Add garlic and chili pepper. The sauce can be stored at room temperature, if served the same day. Otherwise, store it in the refrigerator.

Makes about 2.5 cups

This recipe is how my family likes our nuoc cham. Adjust the ingredients to your tastes, particularly the lime since the juice varies with each fruit. To make a ginger dipping sauce (nuoc cham gung), add 1 tablespoon of minced ginger.