Nuoc Cham (Spring Roll Sauce) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons nuoc nam (fish sauce)
2 cloves garlic
2 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
3 dried red peppers (the tiny ones)
1/2 limes, juice of or 1/2 lemon, juice of
1/4 cup water, maybe a little less

Preparation

Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic and cayenne peppers together with the powdered sugar.
Add fish sauce, water and lime (or lemon) and mix well.
This recipe can easily be doubled.
Add finely shredded carrot and thinly sliced cilantro and green onion for garnish.