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Vietnamese Caramel Cooking Sauce - Nuoc Mau
Learn how to make delicious caramel cooking sauce in this quick and easy tutorial.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup of white sugar, granulated
- ¼ cup of water + ½ cup of water
Instructions
- 1
In a sauce pan, add in sugar and ¼ cup of water. Dissolve the sugar with a whisk.
- 2
Turn on the stove at medium-high heat and allow the mixture to cook for 5-7 minutes without using any utensils to mix it. As the sugar breaks down and changes to a darker amber color, swirl the sugar to even it out.
- 3
Once the sauce becomes a dark amber color, slowly pour in the remaining water and give it a quick mix.
- 4
To store, pour into a glass container and store at room temperature.