Homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe
This Thai sweet chili sauce recipe is the perfect mix of savory, sweet and spicy, great with shrimp, noodle dishes, egg rolls, or as a dipping sauce. Easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1/2 to 1 cup chopped chilies Use Thai chilies, or your favorites - or use sambal oelek
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar use 2 tablespoons for less sweet - you can use up to 1 cup for sweeter chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes use dried/crushed - bird's eye chilies, Thai chilies, japones, chile de arbol, or others - or use fresh minced, hot
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon garlic or more - 3-4 cloves, fresh, minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger fresh, minced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water to make a slurry - double this for thicker sweet chili sauce
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a small pot except the cornstarch.
- Heat to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Swirl in the cornstarch slurry and simmer, stirring, until thickened.
- Cool and enjoy. Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 13
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 13kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 21mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 129IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.