Vermicelli with Chicken Skewers and Nuoc Cham

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3), cut lengthwise into 12 strips in all
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red-pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon lime juice (from about 2 limes)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 pound vermicelli
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into thin slices
• 2/3 cup fresh mint, basil, or cilantro leaves, or any combination of the three
• 1/3 cup chopped peanuts

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