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Vietnamese Dipping Sauces

Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2-3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
  • 1-3 red birdseye chili, finely chopped
  • splash rice vinegar, to taste

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, whisk together water and palm sugar over low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat.
  2. Add in lime juice, then gradually add the fish sauce, tasting as you go until you get the right balance of sweet, salty, sour.
  3. Stir in garlic and chili, then some rice vinegar to taste.
  4. Set aside to allow flavours to develop, then serve or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator

Peanut Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup (95g) smooth peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) hot water
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • dash of fish sauce
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • sriracha chili sauce (optional)
  • chopped toasted peanuts, to garnish

Directions

  1. Whisk peanut butter and water in a small bowl until smooth.
  2. Stir in hoisin, fish sauce and lime juice.
  3. Taste for seasoning, then add sriracha for a spicy version. Serve garnished with peanuts.