Vietnamese Dipping Sauce Nuoc Cham Food

My personal take on a traditional dipping sauce. A little bit sweet, but mostly savory with a nice bit of heat. I make this a minimum of 24 hours before I use it to let the flavors mingle. Leftover sauce can be kept for three to four weeks in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If this isn't to your taste as written, experiment! Everyone's tastes are different! Some like their nuoc cham really sweet and mild, some like it tangy with heat. Mine tends to be more towards the tangy heat side. So, before you add the garlic, onion, and vinegar, sample it and adjust the ingredient amounts to suit your liking. Keep in mind that this recipe is LOUD when you first make it. The flavors mingle and mature a bit after the first 24 hours. I hope you enjoy!

Provided by Calamity in the kitchen

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.9 calories, Carbohydrate 3.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 219.8 mg, Sugar 3 g

This salty-sour concoction appears on every table in Vietnam, and is used as freely as salt and pepper. As an all-purpose condiment, it gets splashed, drizzled or sloshed over all types of dishes. You can make it ahead, and it keeps well in the fridge for several days.

Provided by Leggy Peggy

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 10, Sodium 472.6, Carbohydrate 2.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 0.4

I got this recipe from my mom (born and raised in Vietnam), who was passed this recipe from my grandmother. There are many different ways to make this dipping sauce (Nuoc Cham), and most recipes differ from family to family. I have yet to find one as good as my own family's. It has the sweet, the sour and the spicy. Please note that this recipe makes quite a lot, but it keeps very well in the fridge (a few months at least). My mother stores it in a clean 2 Liter pop bottle, but I usually use a large mason jar. This recipe is typically used to dip either spring rolls, or fresh salad rolls in Vietnam. It can also be used as a great salad dressing for rice noodle salads.

Provided by MissMay

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 2636.9, Carbohydrate 57.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 51.8, Protein 2.6

This sauce is delicious on just about anything including plain white rice. Wonderful on grilled shrimp. It is the sauce used for the Grilled Vietnamese Jumbo Shrimp on Sugarcane Sticks that I posted. Great recipe with many variations!

Provided by NcMysteryShopper

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 Cup

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5673.2, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 30, Protein 4.7