RECIPE

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes about 1 cup

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes about 1 cup
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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. One 2-inch piece of carrot
    2. 2 garlic cloves, minced
    3. 2 tablespoons sugar
    4. 1/2 cup warm water
    5. 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
    6. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    7. 2 tablespoons white vinegar
    8. 1 red Thai chile, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Slice the carrot lengthwise with a sturdy vegetable peeler. Stack the slices and cut lengthwise into very fine julienne strips.
  2. In a bowl, mash the garlic with the sugar. Add the water, fish sauce, lime juice, vinegar, Thai chile and carrots and stir well.