Nuoc Cham Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 small garlic cloves, minced or crushed
• 1 small fresh red chile pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup Nuoc Nam (Vietnamese fish sauce)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 to 2 tablespoons finely shredded carrot

Instructions

Combine the garlic, chile and sugar in a mortar and pound with a pestle to a fine paste. Add the lime juice, vinegar, fish sauce and water and stir to blend. Stir in the carrot and serve immediately or refrigerate, covered and in a non-reactive container, for up to 2 days.

Yield: about 1 1/4 cups

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