Description
Sweet chili sauce is an amazingly flavorful condiment in Thai, Malaysian, and Western cuisine. It's super easy to make with everyday ingredients and goes great on rice, lettuce wraps, or spring rolls.
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup water
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup date sugar plus 1 Tbs additional if needed
- 1/2 tsp red chile flakes
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbs tomato paste (or to taste)
Instructions
- Mix the cornstarch and water to make a slurry and add to a small saucepan.
- Stir in the vinegar over low heat
- Add 1/4 cup of date sugar and mix well to dissolve
- Add the chiles and ginger and mix well
- Finally, add the minced garlic and tomato paste
- Taste and make any adjustments. Add 1 Tbs additional sugar if needed.
- If the sauce is too thick you can add more water to thin it down.
Keywords: sweet chile sauce, thai sweet chile sauce, vegan chile sauce, oil-free chile sauce