Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)

NcMysteryShopper's Note:

This sauce is delicious on just about anything including plain white rice. Wonderful on grilled shrimp. It is the sauce used for the Grilled Vietnamese Jumbo Shrimp on Sugarcane Sticks that I posted. Great recipe with many variations!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Cup

• 1/4 carrot (2-inch piece)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup asian fish sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 red Thai chile, thinly sliced (2-3 more if you like it hot)
• 1 green onion, chopped

Directions:

1. Peel carrot lengthwise with a vegetable peeler. Stack carrot slices and cut into very fine long julienne strips.
2. In a bowl, mash the garlic with the sugar. Add remaining ingredients and carrot slices and mix well.

Reviews

[YungB]

Nuoc cham is good on everything. Try dipping egg rolls in it. To die for. My mom makes nuoc cham without the vinegar though and it is always at our dinner table. we used it on scrambled eggs even. :)

[Chonsah - Chef #178108]

Delish! I left the chile out altogether because my hubby can't take spice of any kind. This tastes just like the dipping sauce at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant! Thanks for sharing!

[Cheff Steff]

Just realised I've never reviewed this recipe! I love it! I've made it many times and followed the recipe. Sometimes I don't add too many chilis as my kids like it too, but not too spicy. Most recently I used it to top Vietnamese Vermecelli bowls (salad on bottom, rice vermecelli, grilled pork (Vietnamese grilled pork wrapped in Lettuce) and your dipping sauce poured on top. It was absolutely perfect! Thanks for the great recipe.