Viet Nam

Nước Chấm

Name: Nước Chấm
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Water, warm; 1.5 tablespoons Sugar; 4 cloves Garlic, minced; 2 small Bird's Eye Chili, finely sliced; 0.5 small Carrot, julienned; 3 medium Lime, freshly squeezed; 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce


Prep: 10 min

Cook: --

Servings: 10

"Versatile dipping sauce that balances all the core flavors: sweet, sour, salty, umami and spicy."

Low Carb
Gluten-Free

Ingredients

Water, warm
1.5 cups
Sugar
1.5 tablespoons
Garlic, minced
4 cloves
Bird's Eye Chili, finely sliced
2 small
Carrot, julienned
0.5 small
Lime, freshly squeezed
3 medium
Fish Sauce
2 tablespoons

Directions

Step 1
Dissolve the sugar into the warm water.
Step 2
Add fresh lime juice and taste the mixture. The mixture should taste like a nice limeade at this point, if not adjust with more lime or sugar.
Step 3
Stir in sliced chilies, minced garlic and carrot.
Step 4
Add the fish sauce in small increments, stirring and tasting frequently until all the flavors are well balanced.
Step 5
Store covered in the refrigertor to allow the flavors to intensify.

Chef's Notes

Intensity of fish sauces vary wildly, use this recipe as a guideline and adjust by tasting frequently.
Good quality fish sauce will really improve the flavors of the final dipping sauce.

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Nutrition

Serving Size:: 1 tablespoon, 5 cal
Carbohydrates: 2g
Fat: 0g
Protein: 0g