Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Chili Sauce For Dipping) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 dried red chilies
16 garlic cloves
6 teaspoons sugar
1 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup lemon juice

Preparation

Mince chilies and garlic finely and place in a mortar. Mash with the heel of a cleaver or pestle. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add fish sauce, vinegar and lemon juice, stirring between each addition.