NUOC CHAM (SPRING ROLL SAUCE)

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A delicious dipping sauce for spring rolls! I like to put it on pork chops or shrimp too, served over rice. Please Note: The sauce will be very thin. I recommend serving it in individual dishes for each person to dip their spring roll in.

Provided by canarygirl

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 tablespoons nuoc nam (fish sauce)
2 cloves garlic
2 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
3 dried red peppers (the tiny ones)
1/2 limes, juice of or 1/2 lemon, juice of
1/4 cup water, maybe a little less

Steps:

  • Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic and cayenne peppers together with the powdered sugar.
  • Add fish sauce, water and lime (or lemon) and mix well.
  • This recipe can easily be doubled.
  • Add finely shredded carrot and thinly sliced cilantro and green onion for garnish.

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