Ginger Fish Sauce

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha chili sauce and/or 2 tbsp. minced red bird chile or other hot chile
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (if thickening)

1. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, heat 2 cups water, then stir in sugar, fish sauce, and vinegar. Stir to dissolve sugar.
2. If not thickening the sauce, let it cool, then stir in ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Add Sriracha and/or chile.
3. If thickening the sauce, after sugar dissolves in Step 1, ladle 1/4 cup of mixture into a bowl and stir in cornstarch. Pour back into saucepan and simmer, stirring, until as thick as maple syrup, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool and add remaining ingredients as in Step

sugar, fish sauce, white vinegar, fresh ginger, garlic, lime juice, chili sauce, cornstarch

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/ginger-fish-sauce (may not work)