Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)
⏱️ 10 min🍳 15 min⏱️ 25 min📊 Easy🍽️ Makes about 1 cup (240 ml)Volume 2 · Sunday Sauce
The essential Vietnamese dipping sauce — fish sauce, lime, sugar, garlic, and chili, balanced between salty, sweet, sour, and spicy, for spring rolls, banh mi, rice paper rolls, and grilled meats.
| Amount | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| ¼ cup (60 ml) fish sauce | |
| ¼ cup (60 ml) warm water | |
| 2 tbsp granulated sugar | |
| 2 tbsp fresh lime juice | |
| 1 garlic clove, minced | |
| 1 Thai chili (or ½ tsp red pepper flakes), sliced | |
| 1 tbsp rice vinegar |
Preparation
- Dissolve sugar in warm water. Add fish sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic, and chili. Stir until combined. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving for flavors to meld.
Recipe from "The Italian Kitchen" by Vita Milanese — Volume 2: Sunday Sauce
Recipe from The Italian Kitchen by Vita Milanese — Volume 2 · Sunday Sauce. Discover all volumes on the ebook page.