Nuoc Cham Gung (Ginger Dipping Sauce)

Ingredients

• •2 garlic cloves, crushed
• •1 to 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• •1 fresh red chile pepper, seeded and minced
• •1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot
• •3 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
• •3 and 1/2 tablespoons nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce)

Directions

1. 1Combine the garlic, sugar, chile and ginger in a small bowl or mortar.
2. 2Crush the mixture to a paste. Add the lime juice and fish sauce and stir to blend.