Best Nuoc Cham Sauce Recipes

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NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)



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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

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

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

VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)



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This sauce is delicious on just about anything including plain white rice. Wonderful on grilled shrimp. It is the sauce used for the Grilled Vietnamese Jumbo Shrimp on Sugarcane Sticks that I posted. Great recipe with many variations!

Provided by NcMysteryShopper

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 Cup

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 carrot (2-inch piece)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup asian fish sauce
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 red Thai chile, thinly sliced (2-3 more if you like it hot)
1 green onion, chopped

Steps:

  • Peel carrot lengthwise with a vegetable peeler. Stack carrot slices and cut into very fine long julienne strips.
  • In a bowl, mash the garlic with the sugar. Add remaining ingredients and carrot slices and mix well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5673.2, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 30, Protein 4.7

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SPICY DIPPING SAUCE)



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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

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

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

100% AUTHENTIC VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)



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I got this recipe from my mom (born and raised in Vietnam), who was passed this recipe from my grandmother. There are many different ways to make this dipping sauce (Nuoc Cham), and most recipes differ from family to family. I have yet to find one as good as my own family's. It has the sweet, the sour and the spicy. Please note that this recipe makes quite a lot, but it keeps very well in the fridge (a few months at least). My mother stores it in a clean 2 Liter pop bottle, but I usually use a large mason jar. This recipe is typically used to dip either spring rolls, or fresh salad rolls in Vietnam. It can also be used as a great salad dressing for rice noodle salads.

Provided by MissMay

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 heads garlic, minced
6 limes, juice of
1 1/4 cups white vinegar
1 1/2 cups fish sauce
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
4 cups cold water

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine lime juice, garlic and white vinegar. Allow the 3 ingredients to sit and marry for at least 10 minutes.
  • Add in water, fish sauce, sugar and chili sauce.
  • Mix well, adding either more sugar or water to adjust the taste.
  • This can be used immediately, but is definitely more flavorful when refrigerated overnight, and much much tastier once it's been in the fridge for a week.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 2636.9, Carbohydrate 57.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 51.8, Protein 2.6

NUOC CHAM SAUCE



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A classic Vietnamese dipping sauce. Serve with grilled lemon grass beef (Bo Nuang Xa).

Provided by Ben S.

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
4 tablespoons fish sauce
1 cup water

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl combine the garlic, red pepper flakes, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce and water. Mix all together, adjusting to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 31.9 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 731.1 mg, Sugar 6.7 g

VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC CHAM)



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Provided by Nina Simonds

Categories     condiments

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup (for 20 rolls)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 small fresh red chili pepper, minced (ends and seeds removed), or 1 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes
Juice of 3 limes or 2 lemons
1/4 cup nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce)
4 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons grated carrots

Steps:

  • Soak red peppers or chili flakes in the juice for 2 minutes.
  • Add the fish sauce, sugar and garlic, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
  • Pour into a serving bowl, and add the shredded carrots.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 151, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2835 milligrams, Sugar 30 grams

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SPICY FISH SAUCE)



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A delicious sauce that goes well with Vietnamese soups and appetizers; if you find it too strong, try increasing the sugar in the recipe a little bit and adding a little water.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 red chili peppers, minced
4 cloves garlic, pressed
3 teaspoons sugar or 1 1/2 packages artificial sweetener
1/2 cup fish sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, to taste
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Mash peppers, garlic and sugar into a paste, using mortar and pestle.
  • Add the fish sauce, lime juice and water.
  • Blend well.
  • Seal and refrigerate.

FISH DIPPING SAUCE: NUOC CHAM



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Provided by Corinne Trang

Time 40m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup lime or lemon juice
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 or more bird's eye or Thai chiles, seeded and minced
1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, and rinsed (optional)

Steps:

  • Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce, and lime juice in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the garlic, chile, and shallot, and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

FISH SAUCE DIP (NUOC CHAM)



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This recipe for fish sauce, from chef Bobby Chinn's cookbook, "Wild, Wild East," is served with his delicious Fresh Spring Rolls and Minced Meat, Crab, and Grapefruit Vietnamese Salad.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Cuisine-Inspired Recipes

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 teaspoon rice-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 finger-length Thai bird's-eye chile, finely chopped and seeds removed, if desired, for a milder sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, mix together vinegar, sugar, and 1/4 cup of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Stir in chile, garlic, and lime juice until well combined; stir in fish sauce.

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)



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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

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

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

NUOC CHAM (FISH DIPPING SAUCE)



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Provided by Corinne Trang

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup lime or lemon juice (about 3 limes or 2 lemons)
1 large clove garlic, crushed, peeled and sliced or minced
1 or more bird's eye or Thai chilies, seeded, and sliced or minced
1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, rinsed and drained (optional)

Steps:

  • Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce and lime or lemon juice in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the garlic, chili and shallot (if using), and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

NUOC CHAM: FISH DIPPING SAUCE



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This is probably the most important sauce in Vietnamese cooking, used as a dipping sauce with many dishes, including spring rolls, crepes, grilled meats and seafood. For a spicier sauce, mince rather than slice the chilies and garlic. Any leftover sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

Provided by Corinne Trang

Time 30m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup lime or lemon juice (about 3 limes or 2 lemons)
1 large clove garlic, crushed, peeled and sliced or minced
1 or more bird's eye or Thai chiles, seeded and sliced or minced
1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, rinsed, and drained (optional)

Steps:

  • Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce, and lime or lemon juice in a bowl, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the garlic, chile, and shallot if using, and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

NUOC MAM CHAM - DIPPING FISH SAUCE



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Make and share this Nuoc Mam Cham - Dipping Fish Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Nat Da Brat

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
2 small fresh chili peppers

Steps:

  • Boil water with vinegar and sugar; allow it to cool.
  • Combine garlic, peppers, and add mixture.
  • Stir in the fish sauce.

NUOC CHAM SAUCE - DIPPING FISH SAUCE



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Make and share this Nuoc Cham Sauce - Dipping Fish Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Karen From Colorado

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Boil water with vinegar and sugar; allow it to cool.
  • Combine garlic, peppers, and add mixture.
  • Stir in the fish sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161, Fat 0.1, Sodium 4636.6, Carbohydrate 38, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 36, Protein 3.4

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)



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This dipping sauce is rich with such classic Vietnamese flavors as rice-wine vingar, fish sauce, garlic, and chile peppers.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Quick & Easy Recipes

Yield Makes about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 to 5 limes)
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup rice-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 green chile pepper, very thinly sliced

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, fish sauce, rice-wine vinegar, sugar, and chile. Transfer to a serving bowl.

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE SAUCE)



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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

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

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

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE HOT SAUCE)



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Make and share this Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Hot Sauce) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by HappyBunny

Categories     Vietnamese

Time 5m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon lime peel, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

  • Increase the amount of red pepper flakes to suit taste.
  • Combine garlic, lime peel, and red pepper flakes then add lime juice, fish sauce, water, and sugar.
  • Whisk until all ingredients are blended and sugar is dissolved.
  • Will keep short periods if refrigerated.
  • Serve: Used on vegetables, meats and fish by the Vietnamese.

VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE--VEGAN NUOC CHAM ALTERNATIVE



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Adapted from Hot Sour Salty Sweet. This is not meant to replicate the flavor of Nuoc Cham, which uses fish sauce, but can be used in the same way.

Provided by Chocolatl

Categories     Sauces

Time 5m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon lemongrass, finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 bird chile, minced
1 teaspoon peanut oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Combine soy sauce and rice wine in a small bowl.
  • Place garlic and lemongrass in a mortar and pound into a paste.
  • Add garlic mixture to soy mixture.
  • Stir in cinnamon and chile.
  • Stir in oil, sugar and salt and mix well.
  • Store refrigerated in a tightly-covered container for up to 3 days.

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE CHILI SAUCE FOR DIPPING)



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Make and share this Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce for Dipping) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Lavender Lynn

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

16 dried red chilies
16 garlic cloves
6 teaspoons sugar
1 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup lemon juice

Steps:

  • Mince chilies and garlic finely and place in a mortar. Mash with the heel of a cleaver or pestle. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add fish sauce, vinegar and lemon juice, stirring between each addition.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.1, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 11343.9, Carbohydrate 61.7, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 38.7, Protein 15.8

TRADITIONAL BANH XEO WITH NUOC CHAM SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 1 to 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 red Thai bird's eye chile
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 cup Thai rice flour
1 small scallion, very thinly sliced
Pinch fine sea salt
Pinch ground turmeric
Vegetable oil
5 small (26/30 count) shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 strip thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 cup bean sprouts
8 green and red lettuce leaves
4 shiso leaves
Fresh basil leaves
Fresh cilantro leaves
Fresh dill sprigs
Fresh mint leaves

Steps:

  • For the nuoc cham sauce: Pound the garlic and chile in a large mortar with a pestle until pasty. Whisk in the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and 1 cup water until the sugar dissolves. Transfer to a serving bowl for dipping.
  • For the banh xeo: Whisk the flour together with the scallion, salt, turmeric and 1/4 cup cold water in a bowl until completely smooth. Set aside.
  • Heat a well-seasoned 9-inch carbon steel skillet over high heat until smoking hot. Add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan generously and swirl to lightly coat the sides, too. Add the shrimp and bacon, and cook, stirring and tossing, until the shrimp start to curl but before they become completely opaque, about 1 minute.
  • Whisk the batter again to mix in any flour that has settled on the bottom, then ladle a spoonful into the pan. Swirl the pan to coat the bottom and an inch or so up the sides with a thin layer of the batter. Repeat two more times. Let the batter set, about 30 seconds.
  • Drizzle the egg over the crepe and swirl the pan to evenly coat the crepe with egg. The crepe should have released from the sides of the pan; squirt oil between the crepe edges and the pan. Gently shake the pan to keep everything moving. Poke a hole in the crepe with a fork or spoon to keep it from bubbling up -- you want a flat crepe. Oil should be sputtering at the edges of the crepe; if it isn't, add more.
  • Cook the crepe, oiling and shaking until the egg has set on top and the bottom of the crepe is dark brown around the edges and speckled on the bottom. Pile the bean sprouts on one half and fold the other half over with a spatula. Hold the folded omelet against one side of the pan and tilt the oil out the other side into a heat-safe bowl; discard.
  • Lift the omelet out of the pan with the spatula and immediately serve with the shrimp and bacon, lettuce and shiso leaves, herbs and nuoc cham. Tear off a piece of omelet with a bunch of bean sprouts and tuck it into a lettuce leaf with a shiso leaf and some bacon and shrimp. Pluck a few fresh herb leaves of basil, cilantro, dill and mint, and stuff them in there, too. Then roll it up and dip into the nuoc cham. Eat. Repeat.

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