PANTRYFLEX

shake · vinaigrette

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 5 min

Easy Nuoc Cham

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Andrea Nguyen recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Andrea Nguyen.

DIP · NOODLE BOWLS & SPRING ROLLS

A dip for noodle bowls & spring rolls.

Andrea Nguyen's easy nuoc cham for noodle bowls.

On the jar

NUOC CHAM

Method
shake
Yield
about ¾ cup
Ingredients
5
Jar batch
1.1× recipe
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Ratio

Ratio by volume: WATER 120 ml, LIME JUICE 45 ml, FISH SAUCE 45 ml, RICE VINEGAR 10 ml
WATER 120 mlLIME JUICE 45 mlFISH SAUCE 45 mlRICE VINEGAR 10 ml

Ingredients

  • Water1/2 cup warm (+ more as needed)
  • Lime Juice3 tablespoons fresh (+ more to taste)
  • Sugar2 Tbsp granulated (25 g)
  • Rice Vinegar2 tsp optional (10 ml)
  • Fish Sauce3 tablespoons (+ more to taste)

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): WATER, LIME JUICE, FISH SAUCE, RICE VINEGAR.
  2. Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Vietnamese cookbook author based in Santa Cruz; James Beard Award for The Pho Cookbook. Teaching and published recipes-not a restaurant chef-cover nuoc cham, pho, and Viet technique.

Adapted from a Andrea Nguyen recipe (Andrea Nguyen / Food & Wine).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 1.1× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Andrea Nguyen / Food & Wine (published as “Easy Nuoc Cham”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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