Nuoc Cham

Nuoc Cham is a common name for a variety of Vietnamese “dipping sauces”. It is commonly a sweet, sour, salty, savoury and/or spicy sauce. This is superb for putting a few around a table and letting your family and friends enjoy. Whilst they are from different cuisines, they go so well together. They are Chicken and Vegetable Spring Rolls, Chinese Egg Rolls – Mrs Kwan’s Quick Snack and Japanese Beef and Scallion Rolls – Negimaki. The kick of Lime Juice, Fish Sauce and garlic is always going to be tasty. However you then add Red Chilli Peppers and you have a dip that will knock your socks off.

Nuoc Cham

A superb Vietnamese dip that will pack a punch and go well with virtually everything.

4.65 from 34 votes

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Course: Dips and Spreads

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Keyword: Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 125 ml

Calories: 1kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 2 cloves garlic peeled
• 1 small red chili peppers deseeded,
• 2 tbsp sugar 30 ml
• 1/4 large lime juice and pulp only
• 4 tbsp fish sauce 60 ml
• 5 tbsp water

Instructions

• Combine the garlic and chili pepper in a mortar and mash with the pestle until a paste is formed.
• Squeeze the lime juice into the paste, then remove the pulp from the lime and add it to the mixture.
• Mash to a paste again, and add the fish sauce and water, stirring to combine.
• Makes about 1/2 cup (125 ml)

Notes

Goes with basically every Vietnamese dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 0.03g | Fat: 0.0003g | Saturated Fat: 0.0001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.0001g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.002g | Sugar: 0.3g