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Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)

Nuoc Cham is a Vietnamese dipping sauce that is salty, sweet and sour. It's an all-purpose condiment made with fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chilies. Serve it on rice vermicelli noodle (bun) bowls, and fresh spring rolls (goi cuon).
Course Condiment
Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 32kcal
Author Michelle

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon hot water
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoon high-quality fish sauce I used Red Boat
  • 2 tablespoon cool/room temperature water
  • ½ lime freshly squeezed
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red Thai chili minced

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine together hot water and sugar.
  • Stir until the sugar dissolves.
  • Add in fish sauce, cool/room temperature water and lime juice.
  • Next, add in the garlic and Thai chili.
  • Adjust seasoning to your taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 718mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg