Sweet Chili Sauce
My name is Frankie and I’m a “sauce-a-holic”! It seems there’s never enough sauce for recipes. I have one for this, another for that, one that pairs well with a particular dish, and so on. In the past, I’ve been sharing many of them like my Citrus Cranberry, Maltaise, Tartar, Enchilada, Iguana’s Mushroom, Marinara, Indonesian Peanut, and many more…
There’s another one that I really enjoy because it’s sweet and tangy with a little hint of spice in the background and it’s my Sweet Chili Sauce! This is an amazing recipe! I like to use this condiment for many of my recipes like Sweet & Sour Pineapple Pork, Triple Chili Sauce for my wings, Sweet Chili Chicken Bites, Vietnamese Summer Rolls, Chinese 5 Spice Spare Ribs, and others. This is an amazing dipping sauce when making Egg Rolls, Chicken Nuggets, Fried Calamari, Mozzarella Sticks, etc.
Like any sauce recipe, this one is pretty straight forward. With a well-balanced mix of ingredients, this is a homemade condiment recipe that is nice to have on hand. The beauty of making this Sweet Chili Sauce from scratch is you can adjust it to your liking and making it either milder or spicier. Also, it’s free of preservatives and honestly, tastes much better than the commercial ones.
Talking about commercial ones…
I add a couple drops of food coloring to make the sauce more vibrant. I use my homemade version not the ones from the store which is way healthier! I highly suggest using my natural recipe by clicking on this link… 4 Natural Food Colorings
This popular Sweet Chili Sauce originated in Thailand (nam chim kai or น้ำจิ้มไก่) is extremely quick and easy to make. Sweet, savory, tangy and spicy, this will definitely become your go-to sauce recipe…
Bon Appétit!
Here are several more sauce recipes for you to enjoy…
– Seafood Cocktail Sauce
– Caribbean BBQ Sauce
– Ethiopian Red Pepper Sauce
– Hollandaise Sauce
– Hawaiian Style Teriyaki Sauce
– Cheddar Cheese Sauce
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Sweet Chili Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. ketchup
- 1/2 tbsp. minced ginger
- 1 tsp. pressed garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp. sambal oelek
- 2 drops red food coloring see Recipe
- 1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch (mixed with 1/3 cup cold water)
Directions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add water, rice vinegar, granulated sugar, ketchup, minced ginger, pressed garlic, and sambal oelek. Stir until everything is well combined and bring the mixture to a simmer.
- While it’s warming up, add a couple drops of food coloring. When it starts simmering, cook for 5 minutes.
- When time is up, add the cornstarch mixture and stir very well until the sauce thickens, about 45 seconds. Remove from the heat and let the sauce cool off before proceeding with your recipe.
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