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Nuoc Cham



Salty sweet and tangy Vietnamese dipping sauce

Nuoc cham

Nuoc cham

Addictive dipping sauce that can also be used as a dressing for salads, vegetable and meat dishes

Nuoc Cham is a common name for a variety of Vietnamese dipping sauces that are served regularly on the side of meat and seafood dishes.

Recipes variety but the basic formula of flavours are sweet (honey or sugar), sour (lime juice), salty (fish sauce), savoury (crushed garlic) and spicy (fresh red birds eye chilli) and lemongrass. It makes for a very tasty addictive sauce.

Serving Suggestions for Nuoc Cham:

Vietnamese Pork Skewers with nuoc cham

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Nuoc Cham

Addictive dipping sauce that can also be used as a dressing for salads, vegetable and meat dishes

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Sauces
  • Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

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  • 60ml (1/4 cup) fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped palm sugar
  • 1 red birdseye chilli, finely mined
  • 1 small garlic clove, crushed

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves.

Keywords: nuoc cham dipping sauce, vietnamese dipping sauce, asian salad dressing,

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