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Recipes With Fish Sauce

Got fish sauce on hand? Here are 50 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Cabbage Kimchi
Cabbage Kimchi
Seafood
Thai Fried Rice
Thai Fried Rice
Seafood · Thai
Purple sprouting broccoli tempura with nuoc cham
Purple sprouting broccoli tempura with nuoc cham
Miscellaneous · Vietnamese
Gai Yang
Gai Yang
Chicken · Thai
Cambodian Stir-fried Morning Glory with Pork, Fermented Soybeans, and Garlic
Cambodian Stir-fried Morning Glory with Pork, Fermented Soybeans, and Garlic
Pork
Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Chicken
Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
Chicken
Salt & pepper squid
Salt & pepper squid
Seafood · Vietnamese
Stir-fried chicken with chillies & basil
Stir-fried chicken with chillies & basil
Chicken · Thai
Red Curry
Red Curry
Chicken · Thai
Laksa King Prawn Noodles
Laksa King Prawn Noodles
Seafood · Malaysian
Thai green chicken soup
Thai green chicken soup
Chicken · Thai
Vietnamese caramel trout
Vietnamese caramel trout
Seafood · Vietnamese
Chicken Satay
Chicken Satay
Chicken · Thai
Drunken Noodles
Drunken Noodles
Pasta · Thai
Burmese Pork Curry
Burmese Pork Curry
Pork
Green Curry
Green Curry
Chicken · Thai
Prawn stir-fry
Prawn stir-fry
Seafood · Thai
Khao Soi
Khao Soi
Pasta · Thai
Pad Krapow
Pad Krapow
Chicken · Thai
Pad Woon Sen
Pad Woon Sen
Pasta · Thai
Panang Curry
Panang Curry
Beef · Thai
Pineapple Curry
Pineapple Curry
Seafood
Spicy Chicken Stew
Spicy Chicken Stew
Chicken
Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong)
Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong)
Pork · Vietnamese
Pad Thai
Pad Thai
Seafood · Thai
Thai-style fish broth with greens
Thai-style fish broth with greens
Seafood · Thai
Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad
Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad
Beef · Vietnamese
Drunken noodles (pad kee mao)
Drunken noodles (pad kee mao)
Beef · Thai
Thai fried rice with prawns & peas
Thai fried rice with prawns & peas
Seafood · Thai
Tom kha gai
Tom kha gai
Chicken · Thai
Vietnamese-style caramel pork
Vietnamese-style caramel pork
Pork · Vietnamese
Larb
Larb
Chicken · Thai
Massaman Curry
Massaman Curry
Beef · Thai
Som Tum
Som Tum
Seafood · Thai
Tom yum soup with prawns
Tom yum soup with prawns
Seafood · Thai
Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes
Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes
Lamb · Vietnamese
Thai rice noodle salad
Thai rice noodle salad
Vegetarian · Thai
Tom Yum Goong
Tom Yum Goong
Chicken · Thai
Vietnamese prawn spiralized rolls
Vietnamese prawn spiralized rolls
Seafood · Vietnamese
Massaman Beef curry
Massaman Beef curry
Beef · Thai
Vietnamese chicken salad
Vietnamese chicken salad
Chicken · Vietnamese
Beef pho
Beef pho
Beef · Vietnamese
Vietnamese veg parcels
Vietnamese veg parcels
Vegetarian · Vietnamese
Prawn & noodle salad with crispy shallots
Prawn & noodle salad with crispy shallots
Seafood · Vietnamese
Pattaya Fried Rice
Pattaya Fried Rice
Chicken
Vietnamese pork salad
Vietnamese pork salad
Pork · Vietnamese
Lao Naem Khao
Lao Naem Khao
Pork
Meang Nem
Meang Nem
Seafood
Panang chicken curry (kaeng panang gai)
Panang chicken curry (kaeng panang gai)
Chicken · Thai

Pairs well with

Lime Garlic Chile Pepper Cilantro Salad Oil Onion Sugar Chicken

Storing & using Fish Sauce

Keep tightly sealed; refrigerate after opening if the label says to, and keep oils away from heat and direct light. Out of Fish Sauce? soy sauce is a common swap (1:1). Made from fermented fish/anchovy; some contain shellfish.

Fish Sauce recipe FAQs

What can I make with just fish sauce?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on lime or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with fish sauce?

Lime, Garlic, Chile Pepper, Cilantro, Salad Oil are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for fish sauce plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add fish sauce plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.