Fish Dipping Sauce: Nuoc Cham

• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/3 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 cup lime or lemon juice
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 or more bird's eye or Thai chiles, seeded and minced
• 1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, and rinsed (optional)

1. Whisk together the sugar, water, fish sauce, and lime juice in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Add the garlic, chile, and shallot, and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

sugar, water, fish sauce, lime, clove garlic, chiles, shallot

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fish-dipping-sauce-nuoc-cham-recipe.html (may not work)