Vietnamese Carmel Sauce / nuoc mau

An essential ingredient to many Vietnamese Dishes
Not something you would want to eat on its own.

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water

This took about 8 minutes to make with the stove heated up before starting.

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[loveyouforever79]

Got it!

I watched some 10 videos, but, to me, they all looked more like what I would call toffee or fudge.

At long last I found the one I have been looking for. Excellent! Thank you!

[freitasex]

@loveyouforever79

Wow, what a great compliment, thank you very much!

This is what is used in many Vietnamese cooking recipes, this is not something sweet, as some people have thought.

Thanks again :)

[lmno101]

So you have to boil the sugar until it burns? I've done that by accident before with other things that called for boiled sugar and it always tastes bitter and smoky. Is that what it's supposed to taste like? It does look right so I think I might give it a try.

[freitasex]

@lmno101

Yes, correct.

You want a smoky almost burnt taste... this is a vital ingredient to Vietnamese cooking.

This is NOT to put onto ice cream and such.

Thank you for your question!

[c1ndylicious07]

do you reduce the heat when its boiliing before you add the water? or the heat stay the same?

[freitasex]

@c1ndylicious07

Stay the same ... medium heat all the time.

[aqpham87]

@Christina1Pham

Hey, heh I am in the same position except I am Vietnamese, can't read and 23 :-p. Anyways you are pronouncing it wrong it isn't "water blood" but mau as in the vietnamese word for color.... literally translated water color or colored water ;-).

Cheers.

[freitasex]

@Christina1Pham

Thank you Christina, very nice to hear from you :)

[Christina1Pham]

Hmmm I'm Vietnamese and I can't read it but I'm 11 and when I sound it out it kinda freaked me out cause it says to translate it it says water blood it probley means blood colour sugar water then but happy that u like Vietnamese food :D

[KassyLe967]

LOL its funny how he says Vietnamese xD