Name: Chile Dipping Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar; 1/4 cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons; 2 medium cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup fish sauce; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Chile Dipping Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 1 cup)

Ingredients

½ cup rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar¼ cup light brown sugar, plus 2 additional tablespoons2 medium cloves garlic, minced¼ cup fish sauce 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 2 teaspoons Thai hot sauce (sriracha sauce)

Instructions

Bring vinegar and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring briefly, until sugar dissolves. Pour into bowl; stir in garlic, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes. Serve.