Vietnamese🥫 Sauces & condiments

Salad Dipping Sauce with Fish Sauce

Name: Salad Dipping Sauce with Fish Sauce
Total time: 24 h
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 350 g white sugar; 50 ml water; 150 ml fish sauce; 5 g salt; 10 ml vinegar; 80 g lime juice; 80 g chili flakes; 20 g minced garlic

⏱ 1440 min

A classic Vietnamese salad dipping sauce made with fish sauce, sugar, vinegar, lime juice, and spices. The preparation involves cooking a sugar syrup, cooling it, then adding fish sauce and lime juice before resting overnight for flavors to meld. Finished with chili and garlic before serving with various salads.

Adapted from a video by Món Ngon Việt Nam

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Ingredients

white sugar350 g
water50 ml
fish sauceRecommend high-quality Vietnamese fish sauce150 ml
salt5 g
vinegarUse vinegar with 4%-7% acidity, such as rice vinegar or apple vinegar10 ml
lime juice80 g
chili flakes80 g
minced garlic20 g

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1
Measure out 350g white sugar and 50ml water
2
Prepare 150ml of high-quality fish sauce, choosing your preferred brand
3
Heat sugar and water in a pot, dissolving the sugar completely, cook for about 1 minute then turn off heat
4
Pour the cooked syrup into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature
5
Once cooled, add 5g salt and 10ml vinegar (4%-7% acidity, rice or apple vinegar work well)
6
Add 80g lime juice and mix well
7
Store the sauce in the refrigerator for one day to allow flavors to fully blend and the texture to become more cohesive
8
When ready to use, take out the desired amount and add 80g chili flakes and 20g minced garlic
9
Pour the sauce over the salad, sprinkle with peanut crumble and fried shallots, toss thoroughly to combine and serve

Salad Dipping Sauce with Fish Sauce

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