Salted Fish Sauce Dip, Sour-Sweet Fish Sauce Dip, and Sweet Fish Sauce Dip

Steps

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1. 1
   Make the salted fish sauce dip: add sugar to cooking oil and stir until completely dissolved and shiny.
2. 2
   Once sugar is dissolved, pour in fish sauce and continue heating until it becomes thick and caramelized.
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3. 3
   Add sliced garlic, shallots, red chili, green peppercorns, and black peppercorns.
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4. 4
   Mix all ingredients and add crushed dried chili. Taste and adjust seasoning, then cool completely.
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   Make the sour-sweet fish sauce dip: combine fish sauce, sugar, and cold water in a 1:1:2 ratio.
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   Add 30ml of vinegar and stir well until sugar dissolves. Adjust vinegar if too sour.
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   Once cooled, add minced garlic, chili, crushed peanuts, and pickled vegetables.
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   Make the sweet fish sauce dip: combine fish sauce, sugar, and water in a 1:1:1 ratio.
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   Gently stir until sugar dissolves without boiling. Cool completely, then add minced garlic and chili.
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