Name: Spring roll sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 5 tbsp ofnuoc-mâm sauce; 1 tbsp oflemon juice (or 1/2 tbsp of vinegar); 1 tsp ofsugar; 1 tsp ofground chili pepper; 1 pod ofgarlic (thoroughly crushed)

Spring roll sauce

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Updated on 14 March 2025 by

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Cuisine

Vietnam

Level

Elementary

Preparation

10 minutes

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5 tbsp of nuoc-mâm sauce
1 tbsp of lemon juice or 1/2 tbsp of vinegar
1 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of ground chili pepper
1 pod of garlic thoroughly crushed

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Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a ramekin

Notes

If you find the sauce too salty or too strong, add more lemon juice or vinegar and a little water.
This sauce also goes well with all Vietnamese dishes and soups. It can be stored for several weeks.
If you don’t like the taste of Nuoc Mam, you can replace it with soy sauce, which has a milder aroma but a completely different flavor.
You can add a pinch of toasted sesame seeds and/or some grated carrots preserved in vinegar to this sauce.