Ingredients

1/4 cup Asian fish sauce 

Juice of 2 limes 

1/4 cup sugar 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

4 1/2 teaspoons red chile sauce or 1 fresh red Thai chile, chopped 

Preparation

Stir fish sauce, lime juice, and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Add sugar; stir until it has dissolved. Stir in garlic and chile sauce or chopped chile. Sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.