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Nuoc Cham
Date: July 5, 2006
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 little, hot, red chili pepper, seeds
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2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 fresh lime, juice and pulp only
4 tablespoons fish sauce*
2 to 4 tablespoons good water, according to taste
* Also known as nuoc mam, it is available in finer supermarkets and Asian specialty shops.
Purists insist that the garlic and chili pepper be ground together in a mortar and pestle, although acceptable results can be obtained by processing all the ingredients in a food processor. The traditional procedure is as follows:
Combine the garlic and chili pepper in a mortar and mash with the pestle until a paste is formed. Squeeze the lime juice into the paste, then remove the pulp from the lime and add it to the mixture. Mash to a paste again, and add the fish sauce and good water, stirring to combine.
Makes about 1/2 normal cup to serve 4 to 6.