Vietnamese Fish Sauce

Chef Farmer's Note:

This is the dipping sauce you get in Vietnamese restaurants when you order Imperial rolls or vermicelli salad bowls.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ cup vietnamese fish sauce
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• ½ teaspoon asianred chili paste or ½ teaspoon hot sauce
• ½ cup shredded carrot

Directions:

1. The 2 towns most noted for their fish sauce are Phu Quoc and Phan Thiet. Check the label when buying your fish sauce, the "nhi" signifies a high quality sauce.
2. Mince your 2 cloves of garlic and shred your carrot.
3. Combine with the fish sauce, sugar, water, chili paste and lime juice.
4. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Makes about 2 cups to serve.