Vietnamese Dressing Recipe (Nước Chấm/Nước Mắm Chấm)

Name: Vietnamese Dressing Recipe (Nước Chấm/Nước Mắm Chấm)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 6 tbsp water; 2 tbsp sugar; 1.5 tbsp freshly squeezed lime; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 0.5 clove minced garlic; 0.5 minced bird’s eye or Thai chile

An simple yet delicious recipe for Vietnamese dipping sauce or nước chấm. Make sure to taste as you go and adapt to your own liking.

Allen_Lee

Prep5 min

Total5 min

Servings2

Difficultyeasy

VietnamesePescatarianSauces

Ingredients

6 tbspwater
2 tbspsugar
1.5 tbspfreshly squeezed lime
2 tbspfish sauce
0.5 cloveminced garlic
0.5minced bird’s eye or Thai chile

Instructions

1
Combine 6 tbsp water and 2 tbsp sugar in a bowl. Optional: heat 1/3 of the water, then mix in to make dissolving the sugar easier, then add the rest of the water.
2
Add 1.5 tbsp freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice in increments until you like how it tastes. A good guide is it should taste like lemonade/limeade.
3
Add 2 tbsp fish sauce in small increments until you like how it tastes. It should be a little strong since it will be paired with unseasoned food.
4
Top with 1/2 clove minced garlic and 1/2 minced bird's eye or Thai chile then serve.