Best Vietnamese Dipping Sauce 3 Nuoc Cham Recipes

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NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)



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My personal take on a traditional dipping sauce. A little bit sweet, but mostly savory with a nice bit of heat. I make this a minimum of 24 hours before I use it to let the flavors mingle. Leftover sauce can be kept for three to four weeks in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If this isn't to your taste as written, experiment! Everyone's tastes are different! Some like their nuoc cham really sweet and mild, some like it tangy with heat. Mine tends to be more towards the tangy heat side. So, before you add the garlic, onion, and vinegar, sample it and adjust the ingredient amounts to suit your liking. Keep in mind that this recipe is LOUD when you first make it. The flavors mingle and mature a bit after the first 24 hours. I hope you enjoy!

Provided by Calamity in the kitchen

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

¼ cup white sugar
½ cup warm water
¼ cup fish sauce
⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
½ lemon, juiced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 Thai chile peppers, chopped
1 green onion, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.9 calories, Carbohydrate 3.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 219.8 mg, Sugar 3 g

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SAUCE)



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This favorite Vietnamese dipping sauce goes well with so many things. It doesn't keep well, so make it fresh. The sauce should taste balanced, not too sweet, sour, or salty.

Provided by vietlove

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
1 tablespoon water
1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced, or more to taste
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, red chile pepper, and garlic together in a bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 35.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 548.6 mg, Sugar 7.3 g

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)



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This salty-sour concoction appears on every table in Vietnam, and is used as freely as salt and pepper. As an all-purpose condiment, it gets splashed, drizzled or sloshed over all types of dishes. You can make it ahead, and it keeps well in the fridge for several days.

Provided by Leggy Peggy

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon palm sugar, finely grated
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemongrass, pale section only, very finely chopped
2 tablespoons carrots, grated
1 -2 thai red chile, deseeded, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the hot water and grated palm sugar (be sure to pack the grated sugar into the tablespoon so you have enough sweetening). Stir until sugar dissolves.
  • Add remaining ingredients and stir well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 10, Sodium 472.6, Carbohydrate 2.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 0.4

VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)



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Provided by Nina Simonds

Categories     condiments

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup (for 20 rolls)

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)



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This sauce is delicious on just about anything including plain white rice. Wonderful on grilled shrimp. It is the sauce used for the Grilled Vietnamese Jumbo Shrimp on Sugarcane Sticks that I posted. Great recipe with many variations!

Provided by NcMysteryShopper

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 Cup

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 carrot (2-inch piece)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup asian fish sauce
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 red Thai chile, thinly sliced (2-3 more if you like it hot)
1 green onion, chopped

Steps:

  • Peel carrot lengthwise with a vegetable peeler. Stack carrot slices and cut into very fine long julienne strips.
  • In a bowl, mash the garlic with the sugar. Add remaining ingredients and carrot slices and mix well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5673.2, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 30, Protein 4.7

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