Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce (Nuoc mam)

By kbwinson

This is pretty much the universal dipping sauce for eggrolls, spring rolls, etc. Fish sauce refers to two different things: the actual dark brown liquid made from fish and to the condiment made here. You can find fish sauce in the Asian aisle of most grocery stores.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tsp sugar or Splenda
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Asian hot sauce, to taste (the kind with a rooster on the container)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all ingredient in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Refrigerate in a tightly sealed container for 1 week.