Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nước Mắm)
Zesty, sweet, savory and light, this Vietnamese Dipping Sauce will be a staple in your house! It's the perfect all-purpose recipe to dress up all your noodle, rice and side dishes!
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 mL / 1.3 US cup water
- 100 g / 0.22 lb sugar ((or to taste))
- 30 mL / 0.1 US cup vinegar
- 8 tbsp fish sauce ((or to taste))
- 2 limes
- 6 cloves garlic ((or to taste))
- chili ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Use a mortar and pestle to crush the garlic cloves until they become a fine paste.Note: Doing this will enhance the garlic flavor but will make the sauce appear murky. If you'd prefer a clearer or milder aroma, finely chop the garlic instead.
- 2
Melt the sugar in water over a low-medium heat, then mix in the fish sauce before turning off the heat and adding the vinegar and lime juice.
- 3
When everything is seasoned to taste, pour in the garlic and chili. Let it infuse with the heat off for 1 minute before transferring the contents to a glass container to cool completely.
- 4
Serve with your favorite Vietnamese dish!