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Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Name: Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar, or 3 to 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ cup warm water, or as needed; 2 teaspoons unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar (optional); 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 1 Thai or serrano chiles, thinly sliced (with seeds); or 2 or 3 tsp. chile garlic sauce (optional)

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This classic accompaniment to rice paper rolls and lettuce wraps is the Vietnamese version of a vinaigrette,

By Andrea Nguyen

Source: Better Homes and Gardens

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Recipe Summary

hands-on:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

2 – 2.5 tablespoons sugar, or 3 to 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
3 – 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
½ cup warm water, or as needed
2 teaspoons unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar (optional)
3 – 4 tablespoons fish sauce
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 – 2 Thai or serrano chiles, thinly sliced (with seeds); or 2 or 3 tsp. chile garlic sauce (optional)

Directions

Step 1

In a small bowl combine 2 Tbsp. sugar (or 3 Tbsp. maple syrup), 3 Tbsp. lime juice, and the warm water. Taste; if needed, add the remaining 1 1/2 tsp. sugar (or 1 Tbsp. maple syrup) and/or 1 Tbsp. lime juice. If there's an unpleasant tart-bitter edge, add rice vinegar to fix flavor.

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Step 2

Stir in fish sauce. (How much you use depends on the brand and your own taste. Aim for a bold, forward finish that's a little gutsy.) Add garlic and, if desired, chiles. Keep sauce at room temperature up to 8 hours before serving. Makes 1 cup.

Tips

Lime juice and vinegar can add bitterness to the sauce if held too long, so make it up to 8 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

8 calories; total fat 0g; saturated fat 0g; polyunsaturated fat 0g; monounsaturated fat 0g; cholesterol 0mg; sodium 265mg; potassium 13mg; carbohydrates 2g; fiber 0g; sugar 2g; protein 0g; trans fatty acid 0g; vitamin a 2IU; vitamin c 1mg; thiamin 0mg; riboflavin 0mg; niacin equivalents 0mg; vitamin b6 0mg; folate 2mcg; vitamin b12 0mcg; calcium 2mg; iron 0mg.

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