5 from 36 votes
Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce
Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce combines rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, soy sauce, and red chili flakes in a glossy, sticky sauce. Toasting the pepper flakes in advance adds a deeper, toasted chili flavor. The sauce is thickened with a cornstarch slurry, creating a balanced blend of tangy, sweet, spicy, and savory notes in a sauce that clings well to foods.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
16
oz
Calories:
54 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos for Gluten-Free version, light
- 4 teaspoons red chili flakes or red pepper flakes
for the Corn-starch slurry
- 3 teaspoons corn starch
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- Whisk together cornstarch and water to form a slurry and set aside.
- Toast red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan over medium heat for about 3 minutes, to enhance flavors.
- Add vinegar, water, sugar, minced garlic, and soy sauce to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent boiling over.
- Reduce heat to low. Slowly add cornstarch slurry to sauce, whisking until fully incorporated.
- Remove pan from heat. Sauce will thicken as it cools. Allow to cool to room temperature before storing.
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Notes
- Nutrition information is an estimate and varies with ingredients and serving size.
Nutrition Information
Calories
54kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
72mg
(3%)
Potassium
17mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
148IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 oz
Amount Per Serving
Calories 54
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 54kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 72mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 148IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.