Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)
Description
This traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce is made with fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and Thai chile peppers, the amounts of which can be adjusted to personal preference.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup warm water
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1/4 cup fish sauce
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1/3 cup distilled white vinegar
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1/2 lemon, juiced
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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3 Thai chile peppers, chopped
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1 green onion, thinly sliced
Directions
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Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.