Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce)

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Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce) Ingredients

2 Dried red chilies	2 tb Fish sauce
2 Cloves garlic	1 tb Vinegar
1/2 ts Sugar	1 tb Lemon juice

Instructions for Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce)

Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce for dipping) 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. This makes enough for 2-4 people. From "Great Asia Steambook" by Irene Wong. Published by Taylor and Ng, distributed by Random House. 1977. ISBN 0-912738- 11-1. Variations: use green serrano chilies instead of dried red ones, lime juice instead of the lemon juice or palm sugar instead of granulated. If you make it in a food processor, dont over process. It should have small chunks of each ingredient rather than being a homogeneous liquid. Fish sauce is a liquid made with anchovies and salt. Its not really fishy tasting. Look for it in the oriental section of supermarkets or at markets catering to Asian clientele. CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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