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Classic Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

This version of the classic Vietnamese dipping sauce is based on a recipe from SAVEUR contributing editor Andrea Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen (Ten Speed, 2006), who suggests adding more lime juice, fish sauce, or sugar to suit your taste and achieve the desired balance of sour, sweet, and salty.
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1/3 cup lime juice
3 tbsp. sugar
6 tbsp. fish sauce
2–3 thai chiles, thinly sliced crosswise
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1. Vigorously stir the lime juice, sugar, and 2/3 cup warm water in a medium bowl to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the fish sauce, chiles, and garlic.

2. Let nuoc cham sit at room temperature for up to one day before serving or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

MAKES ABOUT 1 1/2 CUPS

Classic Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #120

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This recipe looks terrific! I do feel the need to point out, however, that there is no way it makes 1.5 cups. I'd guess a scant cup at best, if one used mutantly huge peppers and garlic cloves.
Classic Vietnamese Dipping Sauce Reviewed by MALEYNEIL on . This recipe looks terrific! I do feel the need to point out, however, that there is no way it makes 1.5 cups. I'd guess a scant cup at best, if one used mutantly huge peppers and garlic cloves. Rating:

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