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Vietnamese Dipping Sauce - A Family Feast

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

Yield: 2/3 cup 1x
Prep: 10 minsTotal: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 small cloves garlic, sliced (about one tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon ground chili paste
  • 1 fresh seeded Thai Bird chili pepper, chopped or 1/2 large seeded jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2/3 cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, including lime pulp
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons finely shredded carrot

Instructions

  1. With a mortar & pestle, mash garlic, chili paste and hot pepper to a fine paste. If you do not own a mortar and pestle, finely dice to a paste or use a mini food processor.
  2. Transfer to a small bowl and add fish sauce, hot water, fresh lime juice and sugar. Stir until sugar has dissolved.
  3. Serve in small bowls with shredded carrot on top.
  4. Store covered in the refrigerator for 7 to 10 days.

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