Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce (Nước mắm pha)
Vietnamese fish sauce is a dipping sauce prepared for use at the table. It contains a more concentrated fish sauce of a similar name.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups nước mắm (concentrated fish sauce)
- 1½ cups water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp minced garlic or about 2 cloves pressed through a garlic press
- ½ tsp sambal oelek (a type of hot chile sauce)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together.
- If desired, bring to a boil that cannot be stirred down.
- Cover and refrigerate.