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Nuoc Cham

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Nuoc Cham

A Vietnamese nuoc cham dipping sauce balancing fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chilli, served alongside spring rolls, noodles or grilled meats.

Total time
5 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Vietnamese
gluten-free

Ingredients

4 tbspfish sauce
4 tbsplime juice
2 tbspsugar
200mlwarm water
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2bird's eye chillies, sliced
1 tbsprice vinegar

Instructions

1

Dissolve sugar in warm water.

2

Add fish sauce, lime juice, vinegar, garlic and chilli.

3

Taste and balance — it should be salty, sour, sweet and hot.

4

Serve as a dipping sauce with spring rolls, noodles or grilled meats.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
36
Protein
0.9g
Fat
0g
Carbs
8.6g
Fiber
0.1g
Sodium
1162mg

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