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VIETNAMESE FISH SAUCE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC MAM CHAM)

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You can’t make a legitimate vermicelli bowl without Nuoc Mam Cham, also known as Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce.  This is a simple “shake and make” recipe, which will keep about a week in the refrigerator.  As the name suggests, it’s also a great dipping sauce for Vietnamese egg rolls.  Look for Three Crabs Fish Sauce, which is available in most grocery stores — it’s a favorite among Vietnamese cooks.

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VIETNAMESE FISH SAUCE DIPPING SAUCE (NUOC MAM CHAM)
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup freshly-squeezed lime juice (about 4 large limes)
  • ¼ cup fish sauce (preferably Three Crabs brand)
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a 24-ounce jar and shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until ready to use.

 

 

DATE WITH A PIG

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Houston chef Monica Pope used to serve an appetizer called Date with a Pig — a chorizo-stuffed date wrapped in bacon and drizzled with chermoula sauce.

Monica Pope’s Date with a Pig

They are ridiculously good, and happily, easy to make (assuming you made a batch of red chermoula sauce).  We prefer to make them with the hard Spanish chorizo, not the soft Mexican chorizo.  You can assemble them a few hours in advance, and bake when you’re ready to serve.

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DATE WITH A PIG
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Recipe type: Appetizer
 
Ingredients
  • 20 medjool dates
  • 1 Spanish chorizo sausage, casing removed, and cut into 20 1" x ½" pieces
  • 10 slices bacon, cut in half
  • Red chermoula sauce (see previous post)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut a slit lengthwise in each date and remove pit. Stuff each date with a piece of chorizo, and wrap with bacon. Place in a baking dish, and bake until edges of bacon are crispy, approximately 15-20 minutes.
  3. When dates are done baking, swirl 2 tablespoons chermoula sauce into drippings and spoon over dates. Transfer dates to serving dish and serve warm.

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Dare you to eat just one