Nuoc cham (vietnamese hot sauce)

Yield: 12 Servings

Ingredients:

1 Garlic clove minced
1 ts Lime peel minced
1/4 ts Pepper flakes red crushed
2 ts Lime juice
2 tb Fish sauce
3 tb Water
2 ts Sugar

Instructions:

Increase the amount of red pepper flakes to suit taste. Combine garlic lime peel and red pepper flakes then add lime juice fish sauce water and sugar. Whisk until all ingredients are blended and sugar is dissolved. Makes about 1/3 cup. Will keep short periods if refrigerated. Serve: Used on vegetables meats and fish by the Vietnamese.