Vietnamese Dipping Fish Sauce Recipe (Nước Chấm/Nước Mắm Chấm)

Vietnamese Dipping Fish Sauce Recipe (Nước Chấm/Nước Mắm Chấm)

from hungryhuy.com
5 min
3 servings

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.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1 bird's eye / Thai chile (finely sliced)

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine water and 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. 2

    Add lime or lemon juice in increments until you like how it tastes. A good guide is it should taste like lemonade/limeade.

  3. 3

    Add 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. 4

    Top with garlic and chilies then serve.