Name: Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Fish Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: fish sauce; granulated sugar; lime juice; garlic (fresh); thai chili peppers

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Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Fish Sauce

This sweet and sour fish sauce dip is made spicy with chopped chilies and garlic, while fresh-squeezed lime or lemon gives it a sour edge.

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30 minutes

4 servings

Adjust servings

Makes 1 1/2 cups

dairy-free

gluten-free

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

has seafood

(?)

Has seafood from:

fish sauce

mediterranean

vegan

vegetarian

pescatarian

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

granulated sugar

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Sodium as 209% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 0.4% of RDA
• Calories: 2.7% of RDA
• Carbs: 4.6% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 0.1% of RDA
• Fiber: 0.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.6% of RDA
• Protein: 1.8% of RDA
• Sodium: 209% of RDA
• Sugar: 28.6% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 1.3% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 8.5% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 13.6% of RDA
• Iron: 0.1% of RDA
• Magnesium: 18.8% of RDA
• Manganese: 2.1% of RDA
• Niacin: 5.0% of RDA
• Potassium: 4.2% of RDA
• Zinc: 0.8% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

12.6

Calories

54.1

Fiber

0.201

Iron

0.028

Protein

2.02

Sodium

2827

Sugars

8.95

Fat (total lipid)

0.032

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

Adjust

Ingredient

1/2

cups

fish sauce

1/2

cups

granulated sugar

1/2

cups

lime juice

Freshly squeezed. Can use lemon juice also.

clove

garlic (fresh)

Thinly sliced or minced.

whole

thai chili pepper

Stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced or minced. Can use two if desired.

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PREPARATION

In a medium bowl, whisk together the fish sauce and sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Stir in lime or lemon juice and add the garlic and chilies.

Let steep for 20 minutes before serving.

NOTES, TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ETC:

For a mild sauce, slice the garlic and chilies. For a spicier one, mince them.

When selecting a bottle of fish sauce, be sure to pick a sauce that is light to medium gold in color. If the fish sauce is too dark (close or similar to soy sauce in color) it is too old to use.

Can be stored for up to one week in an airtight container and refrigerated.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 54.1

Protein 2.02 g

Carbohydrates 12.6 g

Iron 0.03 mg

Fiber 0.20 g

Calcium 4.25 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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