prep
5 minutes
difficulty
Easy
preparation
5
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 small red chillies
- 140 ml first-grade fish sauce (nuoc mam nhi)
- 130 g sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 lemon, juiced
Makes 1½ cups
Instructions
Pound the garlic and chillies to a paste in a mortar. Combine the fish sauce, sugar, water and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir thoroughly until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the garlic and chilli paste; the chilli should float on the surface.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
