{"id":3634,"slug":"vietnamese-caramel-sauce-nuoc-mau","title":"Vietnamese Caramel Sauce (Nước Maøu)","description":"Vietnamese caramel sauce/syrup is a common ingredient in clay pot recipes.","ingredients_raw":["½ cup white granulated sugar","¼ cup water or fish sauce","1 cup water or fish sauce"],"ingredients_norm":["white granulated sugar","water or fish sauce"],"steps":["Combine sugar and the ¼ cup water/fish sauce in a small saucepan over low heat.","Swirl the pan frequently to avoid burning. When the sugar turns light brown, remove from the heat.","Stir in the 1 cup of water/fish sauce. Guard against splattering.","Let cool a little and return the sauce to the stove. Cook on low heat until all the sugar has dissolved.","Let the sauce cool and store in a jar in the refrigerator for future use."],"categories":["Sauce recipes","Vietnamese recipes","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Recipes for caramel","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using fish sauce"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Vietnamese_Caramel_Sauce_(Nước_Maøu)","source_ref":"4587152","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Vietnamese_Caramel_Sauce_(Nước_Maøu)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d3afc0d048f3421d76be1f79b62c2f0feda7a5095e2a27b7c7e324b17cc6cc6b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/vietnamese-caramel-sauce-nuoc-mau"}