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.
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.
Nutrition facts: Fish Sauce
35 kcal · 5.06 g protein · 0.01 g fat · 3.64 g carbs per 100 g, as published for “Fish sauce” (FDC 2706457, survey (fndds)). Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, fetched 2026-09-11. These are reference values for the ingredient as listed — not a per-serving count for any recipe on this page.
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.