Vietnamese Fish Sauce

[hibbing]

Hi,
I came across a recipe for a Vietnamese noodle bowl with grilled beef (Bun Bo Nuong) and the sauce you put on it (Nuoc Cham) somewhat like I get at a little Vietnamese place in town. It turned out pretty good, but now I have a gigantic bottle of the fish sauce. It is an interesting product, it is so mild for the name. Anyone have any other suggestions for the stuff?

Peace

[edgineered]

1. On steaks,

chop up some onion and tomato, then mix in some fish sauce. Sorry, I do things to taste, so I can't help there (with measures), but you'll enjoy your steaks this way.

[Warpy]

2. You can use it in and on a variety of savory things

especially when you taste the dish and think it needs something.

It's not just for Vietnamese soups. Wikipedia has a lot of suggestions within their own cuisine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc_ch%E1%BA%A5m .

Cruise for western recipes using it at most recipe sites online.

[laundry_queen]

3. I use it in anything asian

There's an Asian salad dressing I love that calls for it, I use it with my stir fried veggies or meats, or sometimes I drizzle it (w/soy sauce too) on noodles just after I drain them. I do have a cookbook that has fish sauce in many things, so I use that as a guide. It's usually put in a sauce, marinade or dressing as a seasoning, or in a broth like what you used it for.

I agree the portions for some of these sauces are ridiculously generous. I have a giant bottle I bought for cheap and it's still almost 3/4 full, even though I use it quite often.