100% Authentic Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 2 heads garlic, minced
- 6 limes, juice of
- 1 1⁄4 cups white vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 cups fish sauce
- 2 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
- 4 cups cold water
directions
- In a large bowl, combine lime juice, garlic and white vinegar. Allow the 3 ingredients to sit and marry for at least 10 minutes.
- Add in water, fish sauce, sugar and chili sauce.
- Mix well, adding either more sugar or water to adjust the taste.
- This can be used immediately, but is definitely more flavorful when refrigerated overnight, and much much tastier once it's been in the fridge for a week.
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Reviews
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I just made this today. It was great. The onLy adjustments I made were 3 cups of water (I tried it after 3 cups because my bowL was getting fuLL and it was fine to me) and instead of 6 Limes, I used 3 Lemons because that's aLL I had. UsuaLLy when I make this sauce it takes me 20 mins because I have to try and adjust it at Least 30 times. Now I can make it within minutes. Thanks for sharing!
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I just made this today. It was great. The onLy adjustments I made were 3 cups of water (I tried it after 3 cups because my bowL was getting fuLL and it was fine to me) and instead of 6 Limes, I used 3 Lemons because that's aLL I had. UsuaLLy when I make this sauce it takes me 20 mins because I have to try and adjust it at Least 30 times. Now I can make it within minutes. Thanks for sharing!
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I'm a small town girl currently living in Southern Manitoba. I love to cook and owe it all to my mother. She immigrated to Canada from Vietnam, and I just love her traditional dishes. My father is French Canadian, and my DH is Ukrainian/Spanish, so needless to say, I get to cook a lot of different culinary dishes. My favorites, however, are Vietnamese, Thai, Mexican, Italian and Greek.