Ingredients

1 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes 

1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes) 

1 tablespoon minced garlic 

3 tablespoons sugar 

1/4 cup Asian fish sauce (such as nam pla) 

Preparation

Soak red-pepper flakes in lime juice 4 minutes. Add the garlic, sugar, and fish sauce; stir until sugar is dissolved.