VIETNAMESE FISH SAUCE DRESSING (NUOC CHAM)
Nuoc Cham is the classic Vietnamese dressing or dipping sauce that adds a burst of flavor to your favorite Vietnamese dishes. Made with a combination of fish sauce, lemon or lime juice, garlic, sugar, and chili, Nuoc Cham strikes the perfect balance between sweet, savory, tangy, and spicy.It is used in a variety of ways. It serves as a dipping sauce for spring rolls, grilled meats wrapped in lettuce leaves, or drizzle it over vermicelli bowls. For 1 volume of lemon juice, I add 3/4 volume of fish sauce , 1/2 volume of sugar and 1 volume of water to dilute. But it all comes with personal preferences (i like it sour). You can adjust the quantity of each ingredient depending on YOUR optimal balance. Add more lemon juice for more sourness , fish sauce for saltiness, sugar for sweetness and less water for a more concentrated dressing.
Ingredients
- 10 cl lemon juice
- 8 cl fish sauce
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 10 cl warm water
Optional
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red chili
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Instructions
- Mix lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar and warm water to make the sugar dissolved faster.
- Optionally, add minced garlic and chili.
- Store in the fridge to serve it cool as a dipping sauce or dressing.
