Fish Sauce Recipe

Name: Fish Sauce Recipe
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sugar (or less if you prefer it less sweet); 2 -4 Thai bird’s eye chili (sliced, more or less depending on your spice tolerance); 2 cloves garlic (crushed); 2 tbsp fish sauce (mam nhi preferred, such as red boat); 1.5 -2 tbsp lime juice (depending on taste); 2/3 cup water (see notes)

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 tbsp sugar (or less if you prefer it less sweet)
2 -4 Thai bird’s eye chili (sliced, more or less depending on your spice tolerance)
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
2 tbsp fish sauce (mam nhi preferred, such as red boat)
1.5 -2 tbsp lime juice (depending on taste)
2/3 cup water (see notes)

Steps

In a mortar in pestle, crush sugar, garlic, and half the Thai chilies.
Transfer to a jar, then add fish sauce. Add 1/2 lime and water. Taste and add lime as needed. Finish with remaining Thai chilies.
Let mellow in the fridge for about 30 minutes before enjoying. Keeps in the fridge for up to a month.