Homemade Chili Sauce Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Servings
32 tablespoons
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Calories
16 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Condiments
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Cuisine
American
Homemade Chili Sauce Recipe
Description
The recipe combines tomato paste with water to adjust thickness, brown sugar and honey for sweetness, apple cider vinegar for acidity, and a blend of spices including paprika, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves. Red pepper flakes add mild heat, but heat can be increased by substituting cayenne or additional hot sauce.
Simmering the mixture allows the flavors to develop and integrate, resulting in a well-balanced sauce with a smooth texture. The syrupy sauce offers layers of sweet, tangy, and faintly spicy notes, useful for dipping or as a topping condiment.
Stored refrigerated, this sauce keeps well for several weeks, making it a convenient homemade condiment option that can adjust to preferred heat levels by modifying seasonings or thickness by adding more water.
About 2 cups of sauce are yielded, suitable for small batch use or to accompany various dishes needing a mildly spiced tomato-based sauce.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces tomato paste 1 can
- water 1/4 to 1/2 cup water, or more as needed, for thinning
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or to taste - white vinegar is good, too
- 1 teaspoon paprika use cayenne for spicier
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or use hot sauce, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves ground
- salt 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon is usually good, to taste
- black pepper 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon is usually good, to taste
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl. Whisk them together until the chili sauce is nicely uniform and all of the ingredients are mixed through.
- Pour the chili sauce into a small pot or sauce pan. Heat and simmer for 10 minutes to let the flavors meld and develop. Taste and adjust for salt, honey, and other spices. Add more water for a thinner sauce.
- Cool. Store in the refrigerator, covered.
Notes
- This sauce serves well as a cold dipping sauce and will keep refrigerated for several weeks covered.
- Adjust the heat by substituting cayenne for paprika or increasing red pepper flakes as desired.
- Use water to thin the sauce to your preferred consistency when reheating or serving.
- Makes approximately 2 cups of chili sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 32tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 16 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 16kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 45mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 59mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 121IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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