Simple No Cook Soy Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham Xi Dau)

Simple No Cook Soy Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham Xi Dau)

Here is a soy dipping sauce recipe that requires no cooking. To make this sauce, simply toss together some pantry ingredients and you’re done.

This soy dipping sauce offers a savory and acidic taste that goes nicely with pot stickers (dumplings), wontons, blanched vegetables and steamed/fried fish.

For a more flavorful, stove-top version of this sauce using fresh garlic, click here.

Simple No Cook Soy Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham Xi Dau)

Makes 1-1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 red Thai chili pepper (slice thin; optional)

Instructions

1. In a medium-size bowl, mix together vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder and red chili pepper.
2. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge.