Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced, or more to taste (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced (optional)

Instructions

1. Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, red chile pepper, and garlic together in a bowl.