Homemade Chili Garlic Sauce (Huy Fong Brand Copycat)
This homemade chili garlic sauce recipe is just like the famed Huy Fong brand, giving you authentically garlicky and spicy results that are rich and well balanced. Use it to create your own favorite Asian recipes! {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 oz red jalapeno peppers
- 2 heads garlic (, peeled)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup white distilled vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water (, divided)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- 1
Combine the peppers, garlic, salt, sugar, vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of water in a blender. Blend on medium until chunky. Remove 1/4 of the blended mixture.
- 2
Turn the blender to high and liquify the remaining contents of the blender.
- 3
Strain the liquified mixture so that you are left with just the juices.
- 4
Add the strained juice and reserved chunky bits to a pot. Heat over medium-high heat.
- 5
Dissolve the cornstarch with the remaining 1 tablespoon of water to make a slurry.
- 6
Once the chili pepper mixture is warm, add the cornstarch slurry. Stir until bringing to a boil.
- 7
After reaching a boil, remove from heat and allow to cool completely. The chili garlic sauce is ready to serve.
- 8
To store, transfer the chili garlic sauce to a clean mason jar and seal it. Store in the fridge for up to 1 month.