4.5 from 6 votes
Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce (Nước Mắm Pha)
This versatile Vietnamese sauce tastes good on everything! Use it as a salad dressing, dip or marinade.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 10 tablespoon
Calories: 28 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon fish sauce
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- 4 tablespoon water
- the juice of 1 lime
- 2 cloves garlic minced garlic
- 1-3 Thai chiles optional, minced
Instructions
- Mix the fish sauce, sugar, and water together.
- Add the juice of 1 lime a little bit at a time, tasting as you go until you get a desired sourness. I usually use the whole lime for 4 tablespoon of fish sauce. Sometimes I will use more and sometimes I'll use less, depending on how sour the lime is.
- Add the minced garlic and thai chiles and taste again. Add more lime if needed.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoon
Calories
28kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
6.3g
(2%)
Protein
0.9g
(2%)
Sodium
727mg
(30%)
Potassium
9mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
5.44g
(11%)
Vitamin A
-14IU
(-0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10tablespoon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 28
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 28kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6.3g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.9g | 2% |
| Sodium | 727mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 5.44g | 11% |
| Vitamin A | -14IU | -0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.