VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham) image

Provided by Nina Simonds

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup (for 20 rolls)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 small fresh red chili pepper, minced (ends and seeds removed), or 1 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes
Juice of 3 limes or 2 lemons
1/4 cup nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce)
4 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons grated carrots

Steps:

Soak red peppers or chili flakes in the juice for 2 minutes.
Add the fish sauce, sugar and garlic, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Pour into a serving bowl, and add the shredded carrots.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 151, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2835 milligrams, Sugar 30 grams