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Coco Rico Vietnamese Fish Sauce

Serve with anything and everything—it will get better, spicier, and more Vietnamese-approved over time.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    2–4 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fish sauce
2 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 Thai chilies, stemmed and finely chopped
1 cup Coco Rico brand soda
1 cup key lime or lime juice

Preparation

  1. Let it sit for 30 minutes before using. Refrigerate unused sauce.

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From Adventures in Starry Kitchen: 88 Asian-Inspired Recipes from America's Most Famous Underground Restaurant © 2017 by Nguyen Tran. Reprinted by permission of Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
TagsSauceVietnameseSoutheast AsianAsianLimeCitrusFruitThai ChileChileVegetableGarlicRoot VegetableKey LimeGluten FreeNut Free5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessMake AheadNo-CookHarper CollinsCookbooks
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