Nuoc Cham Vietnamese Hot Sauce Recipes

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)

My personal take on a traditional dipping sauce. A little bit sweet, but mostly savory with a nice bit of heat. I make this a minimum of 24 hours before I use it to let the flavors mingle. Leftover sauce can be kept for three to four weeks in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If this isn't to your taste as written, experiment! Everyone's tastes are different! Some like their nuoc cham really sweet and mild, some like it tangy with heat. Mine tends to be more towards the tangy heat side. So, before you add the garlic, onion, and vinegar, sample it and adjust the ingredient amounts to suit your liking. Keep in mind that this recipe is LOUD when you first make it. The flavors mingle and mature a bit after the first 24 hours. I hope you enjoy!

Provided by Calamity in the kitchen

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Steps:

Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.9 calories, Carbohydrate 3.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 219.8 mg, Sugar 3 g

Ingredients

¼ cup white sugar
½ cup warm water
¼ cup fish sauce
⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
½ lemon, juiced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 Thai chile peppers, chopped
1 green onion, thinly sliced

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SAUCE)

This favorite Vietnamese dipping sauce goes well with so many things. It doesn't keep well, so make it fresh. The sauce should taste balanced, not too sweet, sour, or salty.

Provided by vietlove

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Steps:

Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, red chile pepper, and garlic together in a bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 35.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 548.6 mg, Sugar 7.3 g

Ingredients

3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
1 tablespoon water
1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced, or more to taste
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SPICY DIPPING SAUCE)

This sauce can be used for dipping veggies, meats, or egg rolls. It's also great spooned over a bowl of steaming hot pho or other rice noodle soup. For me this sauce IS the flavor of Vietnamese cooking. Enjoy! This can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Provided by CJ

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Steps:

Stir water, chile peppers, garlic, fish sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves into the liquid; remove from heat and set aside to cool completely, about 1 hour.
Stir lemon juice into the cooled liquid.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 36.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.9 g, Sodium 440.8 mg, Sugar 6.8 g

Ingredients

3 ½ fluid ounces water
6 spicy red chile peppers, seeded and minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup fish sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup lemon juice

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)

This salty-sour concoction appears on every table in Vietnam, and is used as freely as salt and pepper. As an all-purpose condiment, it gets splashed, drizzled or sloshed over all types of dishes. You can make it ahead, and it keeps well in the fridge for several days.

Provided by Leggy Peggy

Categories Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Steps:

In a small bowl, combine the hot water and grated palm sugar (be sure to pack the grated sugar into the tablespoon so you have enough sweetening). Stir until sugar dissolves.
Add remaining ingredients and stir well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 10, Sodium 472.6, Carbohydrate 2.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 0.4

Ingredients

1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon palm sugar, finely grated
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemongrass, pale section only, very finely chopped
2 tablespoons carrots, grated
1 -2 thai red chile, deseeded, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed