Everyday Dipping Sauce

• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic sauce or finely chopped fresh hot red chilies, or 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

1. Combine the garlic, sugar, and chili-garlic sauce in the bowl of a mortar and mash to a paste.
2. (Or combine them on your cutting board and mash to a coarse paste with a fork and the back of a spoon.)
3. Scrape the paste into a small bowl and stir in the fish sauce, water, and lime juice.
4. Stir well to dissolve the sugar.
5. Transfer to small serving bowls for dipping.
6. Or transfer to a jar, cover, and refrigerate for tip to 1 week.

garlic, sugar, chili garlic, fish sauce, water, freshly squeezed lime juice

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/everyday-dipping-sauce (may not work)