Nuoc Cham

1 Small Fresh chile pepper
1 Teaspoon Chopped garlic
3 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Fresh lime
2 Tablespoon Fish sauce; (nuoc mam)
3 Tablespoon Water
1-1/2 Other Carbohydrates

Stem the chile. Split the chile in half, remove and discard the seeds and
membrane. Finely chop the chile. Combine the chopped chile, garlic and sugar
in a mortar. Pound the mixture into a paste. Remove the zest and pith from
the lime, and discard. Add the lime to the chile mixture. Mash well. Add the
fish sauce and the water. Mix well. Serve as a seasoning agent instead of
salt and pepper.

Yield: about 1/3 cup