Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce For Dipping)

Directions

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   2 Dried red chilies 2 Cloves garlic 1/2 ts Sugar 2 tb Fish sauce 1 tb Vinegar 1 tb Lemon juice The red stuff can be had in stores

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   It comes in a clear plastic bottle with a green lid and a red rooster on the plastic

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   Or in smaller glass jars

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   It's called "Tuong ot toi Viet Nam" (tung ot toy) and is nothing more than red chiles mashed up with a bit of garlic

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   You could easily make it by smashing up a handful of the little red hot peppers and a couple of cloves of garlic in a mortar and pestle

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   There's a similar Filipino sauce called "Sambal Oeleck"++virtually the same but with the addition of vinegar

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   Here's my favorite recipe for nuoc cham

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   I have some variants if you'd like to see those too