Spring Roll Dipping Sauce / Nuoc Mam

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups hot water
• 1 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 carrot, finely grated
• 1/4 cup mint leaf, chopped
• chili pepper, chopped (optional)
• peanuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine water, vinegar and sugar and cook for 3-5 minutes stirring to dissolve sugar.
• 2 remove from heat and add fish sauce.
• 3 add shredded carrots and mint.
• 4 taste and add more fish sauce and cayenne to taste.
• 5 cool before serving.
• 6 chopped chili peppers and finely chopped peanuts may also be added to warm sauce and then allowed to cool.