Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

This Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce is easy to make and has a multitude of uses.

Made with white wine vinegar and light soy sauce, this red colored sauce is a versatile balance of sweet, savory, spicy, and tangy goodness.

What is sweet chili sauce?

Also known as Thai chili sauce or nam chim kai, sweet chili sauce can best be described as a condiment that works great as a dip, marinade, or to make your chicken taste even better.

I like the harmonious flavor balance of sweet and spicy, with a hint of tanginess.

Have you tried my Homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe?

Made with soy sauce, honey, and brown sugar, that versatile sauce is sweet and savory, making it perfect as a marinade, glaze, or dipping sauce. Both this recipe for sweet chili sauce and that recipe recipe for teriyaki sauce are easy to make and taste great.

You can store your Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce in a mason jar. You can find a selection of mason jars here.

Why we love Sweet Chili Sauce

This sweet chili sauce recipe is really easy to make from scratch at home. You can make a full batch in about 20 minutes. .

Here is what else we like about this recipe.

• Making this recipe at home means that you know everything that goes into it.
• The ingredients that go into making this recipe are basic ingredients that you may already have on hand.
• Making this recipe is relatively inexpensive to do.
• Because it is easily customizable, this sauce can serve as a staple in about any kitchen.
• Sweet chili sauce can keep in a refrigerator for a couple of weeks.
• Leftover sauce can be used as a dip for about anything from shrimp to fries.

Ingredients needed to make

• Cornstarch. Combined with the water to make a slurry which is for thickening the sauce.
• Water. This is divided as it is used to make cornstarch slurry and to make the rest of the sauce with.
• Red Pepper Flakes. Thai chili peppers or sambal oelek can be used depending on hot flavorful and red you want your sauce to be.
• Vinegar. White wine or rice vinegar work well in this recipe.
• Sugar. This can be customized as to how sweet or not sweet you want your sauce to be.
• Garlic. Your garlic should be minced.
• Soy Sauce. Gives this sauce a nice Asian flavor. Tamari sauce can also be used

Tips for making the best homemade sweet chili sauce.

Using fresh ingredient is essential to making a good sauce. This includes your red pepper flakes and freshly minced garlic.

More helpful tips for you.

1. This recipe is easily customizable depending on how sweet or 'hot' you want your sauce to taste. It is however, best to make taste adjustments one taste at a time .
2. This sauce will thicken as it cooks and while it is stored in your refrigerator.
3. You can thin it out stirring in a teaspoon at a time of water. Go slow when thinning out your sauce.
4. Thickening your sauce is as easy as heating it or stirring in some ketchup.
5. It is a good idea to stir or whisk your sauce occasionally or as needed while it cooks to keep the ingredients from sticking or clumping.

How to make How to make Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes .
Bake Time: 15 minutes .
Servings: 2 cups .

1. Slurry. To make the slurry, in a small bowl, use a whisk to combine together your cornstarch and the water that goes with it. Then you can set this aside while you prepare the rest of the sauce.
2. Heat. In a saucepan on medium heat, cook the red pepper flakes for two to three minutes to get the flavor started. Then whisk in your vinegar, remaining water, sugar, garlic, and soy sauce to the saucepan and bring the ingredients to a slow boil, whisking occasionally.
3. Boil. Let the ingredients in the saucepan boil (but, not over-boil) until the sugar has dissolved (about four minutes). You can whisk the ingredients as needed.
4. Finish. Bump the heat down to low and slowly whisk in the slurry that you made in the first step. Once the slurry has been fully incorporated into the other ingredients you can remove the sauce from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature.
5. Cool. Allow the sauce to cool to room temperature. Serve the cooled sauce or transfer it to an airtight container for storage.

Expert Tip 👉 For a thicker sauce (for dipping for example) you can mix in some ketchup or a similar consistency sauce.

How to store homemade sweet chili sauce.

Once the sauce has fully cooled it can be transferred to an airtight container. When properly stored, this sauce should keep refrigerated for up to a few weeks or up to a few months when frozen.

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Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce, a simple condiment and versatile or dip recipe that is sweet, savory, spicy, and tangy

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