Saffrondock Nuoc Cham

Name: Saffrondock 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.

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Ratio

Lemon Juice 60 mlFish Sauce 60 mlBrown Sugar 60 mlMalt Vinegar 38 ml

Ingredients

Lemon Juice — ¼ cup lemon juice (60 ml)
Fish Sauce — ¼ cup fish sauce (60 ml)
Brown Sugar — ¼ cup dark brown sugar (60 ml)
Garlic — 1 clove garlic, Microplaned
Malt Vinegar — 2½ Tbsp malt vinegar (37.5 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Lemon Juice, Fish Sauce, Brown Sugar, Malt Vinegar.
Add finishing notes: Garlic.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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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?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

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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