Nuoc Cham (Spring Roll Sauce)

Name: Nuoc Cham (Spring Roll Sauce)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons nuoc nam (fish sauce); 2 cloves garlic; 2 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 3 dried red peppers (the tiny ones); 1/2 limes, juice of or 1/2 lemon, juice of; 1/4 cup water, maybe a little less

6 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons nuoc nam (fish sauce)
2 cloves garlic
2 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
3 dried red peppers (the tiny ones)
1/2 limes, juice of or 1/2 lemon, juice of
1/4 cup water, maybe a little less

Directions

1

Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic and cayenne peppers together with the powdered sugar.
2

Add fish sauce, water and lime (or lemon) and mix well.
3

This recipe can easily be doubled.
4

Add finely shredded carrot and thinly sliced cilantro and green onion for garnish.