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Nuoc Cham Recipe
Your meal prep just got exciting! – Make a batch of nuoc cham & you’ve got the perfect sauce for salads, noodles, and grilled meats all week long! Transform even the simplest meal by drizzling on this sweet, salty, and tangy liquid gold, and suddenly even your leftovers littttt.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 69 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1-2 Thai chili thinly sliced adjust to your spice level
- 1 ½ tablespoon white sugar
- ½ cup hot water
- 1 ½ tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
- In a mortar & pestle, grind the garlic & chili until they’re broken down.
- Add the sugar & continue to break down the garlic and chilies until it’s a rough paste.
- Combine with hot water & stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover & chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes or until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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Notes
- If you don’t have a mortar & pestle, mince the garlic & thinly slice the Thai chilies. Combine them with sugar, then follow the directions noted above.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2tablespoons
Calories
69kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
2708mg
(113%)
Potassium
112mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 69
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 69kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2708mg | 113% |
| Potassium | 112mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.