Thai Dipping Sauce

This is the traditional Thai dipping sauce used for salad rolls, spring rolls and almost everything else. Keeps indefinitely in the refrigerator.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 1/4 cup

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup white vinegar
• 2  tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
• 2  tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  Indonesian chili sauce (sambal oelek)
• 2  tablespoons lime juice
• 1⁄4 cup carrot, shredded

Directions

1. Combine sugar water and vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
2. Reduce heat. Stir in garlic, fish sauce and chili sauce. Simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat. Cool and add lime juice and shredded carrot.