Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce

• 3 oz fish sauce
• 13 oz water
• 1 oz lime juice
• 40 g sugar
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 eye bird chili (Thai chili)

Crush chili, garlic, and sugar in a mortar and pestle. Add warm water, fish sauce and lime juice and whisk to ensure that the sugar is melted. Add more sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice to taste.