Fish Dipping Sauce - {Nuoc Cham}

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/3 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 cup lime or lemon juice (abt 3 limes or 2 lemons)
• 1 large garlic clove crushed, peeled, and sliced or minced
• 1 bird’s eye or Thai chile - (or more) seeded, and sliced or minced
• 1 shallot peeled, sliced thin, rinsed and drained (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce and lime or lemon juice in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the garlic, chile and shallot (if using), and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields ?? servings.