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4.87 from 23 votes

Fish Sauce Vinaigrette Recipe

Everything can be adjusted to taste. I went with a very light hand with the sugar and juice from only half a lime. (Maybe my limes were bigger than normal?) In his cookbook, David Chang says that this version is lighter and sweeter than whatever his Vietnamese chef's mother makes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dressings, Sauce
Cuisine: asian
Keyword: fish sauce, southeast asian, vietnamese
Servings: 1 cup

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup fish sauce
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • juice of 1 lime, 3-4 tablespoons
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2-3 garlic clove minced
  • 1 to 3 bird's eye chilies thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Combine the fish sauce, water, vinegar, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chilies in a jar.
  • This vinaigrette will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator. Supposedly. When you start taking little sips of it straight from the jar with a teaspoon every once in a while, it doesn't last that long.
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