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Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce, or Nuoc Cham, is a balanced mixture of fish sauce, seasoned rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, and crushed red pepper. This sauce delivers a tangy, sweet, savory, and mildly spicy flavor, commonly used as a dipping sauce for spring rolls or a dressing for noodle salads.
Prep Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
53 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
- ½ cup fish sauce
- ½ cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cloves garlic , pressed or minced
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl or a glass jar fitted with a lid, whisk the fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic and crushed red pepper until the sugar dissolves. Use as a dipping sauce for spring rolls or as a dressing for Vietnamese noodle salads. Refrigerate for up to 3 months.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
53kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Sodium
2279mg
(95%)
Potassium
83mg
(2%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
35IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 53kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 2279mg | 95% |
| Potassium | 83mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 35IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.