Lemon-Malt Nuoc Cham

Name: Lemon-Malt Nuoc Cham
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1 cup (240 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¼ cup lemon juice (60 ml) Lemon Juice; ¼ cup fish sauce (60 ml) Fish Sauce; ¼ cup dark brown sugar (60 ml) Brown Sugar; 1 clove garlic, Microplaned Garlic; 2½ Tbsp malt vinegar (37.5 ml) Malt Vinegar

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

DIP · DIPPING & SALADS

A dip for dipping & salads.

Stephanie Izard's lemon-malt nuoc cham for dipping.

Ratio

LEMON JUICE 60 mlFISH SAUCE 60 mlMALT VINEGAR 38 ml

Ingredients

Lemon Juice¼ cup lemon juice (60 ml)
Fish Sauce¼ cup fish sauce (60 ml)
Brown Sugar¼ cup dark brown sugar (60 ml)
Garlic1 clove garlic, Microplaned
Malt Vinegar2½ Tbsp malt vinegar (37.5 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): LEMON JUICE, FISH SAUCE, MALT VINEGAR.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add BROWN SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Season to finish: GARLIC (1½ cloves).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Lemon-Malt Nuoc ChamNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: NUOC CHAM
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Provenance

Chicago chef of Girl & the Goat; James Beard Outstanding Chef, Best Chef: Great Lakes, and Top Chef winner. American cooking with Asian and Mediterranean accents across Goat, Duck Duck Goat, and related kitchens.

Originally published as Nuoc Cham (Lemon–Malt).

Adapted from a Stephanie Izard recipe (Stephanie Izard / stephanieizard.com).

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 1.3× 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 Stephanie Izard / stephanieizard.com (published as “Nuoc Cham (Lemon–Malt)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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