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Nuoc Cham(Vietnamese Chili Sauce for Dipping)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 dried red chilies
  • cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. Mince chilies and garlic finely and place in a mortar.
  2. Mash with the heel of a cleaver or pestle.
  3. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  4. Add fish sauce, vinegar and lemon juice, stirring between each addition.
Yield
2-4