The Ultimate Spicy and Sweet Chilli Sauce!
This sweet chilli sauce will become a staple in your home! It's the best pairing with any food to give it that perfect balance of sweet, spicy, and tang.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2-4 Thai Chillies, minced (depending on your spice tolerance)
- 3 mild red peppers, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tbsp of cold water)
- 1/4 tsp annatto powder, paprika, or red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Finely mince the thai chillies, red peppers, and garlic.
- 2
Place the minced chillies, peppers, and garlic into a saucepan. Add in the sugar, rice vinegar, water, and salt.
- 3
Bring this mixture to a boil, then let simmer for 5 mins with a lid on.
- 4
After 5 mins, prepare the cornstarch slurry mixture. In a separate bowl, dissolve the 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of cold water. Pour this mixture into the pot to thicken the chilli sauce, stirring constantly. Add in the annatto powder or paprika and stir to combine.
- 5
Once the sauce is thick and bubbly, transfer to a separate container to cool.