Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

Name: Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 1/2 cup sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice vinegar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup water; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 3 Thai bird’s eye chili peppers; 6 cloves garlic; 2 lices ginger; 2 teaspoons cornstarch

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4.8

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
1 1/2 cup sauce
Calories
49 kcal
Cuisine
Thai

Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

Justin Wright

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An all-purpose sauce that is not only very easy to make, but also tastes better and is way healthier than bottled sauce.

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Ingredients

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1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry for gluten free)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce (or tamari for gluten free)
3 Thai bird’s eye chili peppers , seeded and minced (or 2 teaspoons crushed chili pepper flakes)
6 cloves garlic , minced
2 lices ginger , minced
2 teaspoons cornstarch

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Instructions

Combine all the ingredients except the cornstarch in a medium-sized non-stick pan. Heat over medium-high heat and stir occasionally until bringing to a boil. Turn to medium heat. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Turn to medium-low heat.
Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and stir until fully dissolved. Pour into the pan with the sauce. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 1 minute or so. Keep in mind that the sauce will further thicken once it cools. Taste the sauce and adjust the taste by adding more sugar if not sweet enough, or more vinegar if not sour enough. If the sauce turns out too thick, mix in a few spoons of water to thin it out while it’s still hot.
Pour the sauce into a bowl and let sit until completely cooled. Serve it as a dipping sauce or store it in an airtight jar in the fridge for future use. It will keep in the fridge for about a week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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Serving 12g Calories 49kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 10.7g (4%) Protein 0.4g (1%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Sodium 76mg (3%) Potassium 49mg (1%) Fiber 0.3g (1%) Sugar 9g (18%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)