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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.
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