nuoc cham – fish sauce garlic chili

Ingredients :

• 2 fresh red chilies
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 4 tablespoons of fish sauce

Preparation :

Remove the tail of red chilies, split them in half, remove seeds and membrane. Cut into chunks and puree in a mortar or blender with chopped garlic. Sweeten.

Peel the lemon, remove the white part, slice and remove seeds. Add gradually the lemon in the mortar and pureeing. Add vinegar, water and fish sauce, mix.

Serve in small bowl.

Anecdotes : There is no Vietnamese meal by serving this sauce seasoning, just like salt and pepper in the occident.