Asian style chili garlic sauce is great to go with dumplings, noodles, rice and other dishes. It is a great condiment for food, especially if you like spicy food because it does give more flavor to the foods. This simple and delicious homemade Chinese chili garlic sauce recipe has a few ingredients and takes around 30 minutes. Let’s learn how to make chili garlic sauce at home!
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What is chili garlic sauce?
Chili garlic sauce is a condiment and often used for dipping sauce, cooking and marinades. Different regions have varieties of chili sauce within the same cuisine. When we mention about Chinese chili garlic sauce, we normally think of Huy Fong, the rooster branded, and Lee Kum Kee chili garlic sauce. They are the big commercial branded Asian Chili garlic sauce in the market.
Homemade chili garlic sauce:
I like to make my own fresh Asian garlic chili sauce. Homemade garlic chili sauce is the best to go with dumplings, fried rice and other dishes such as chili garlic shrimp. Personally, I love spicy food. Especially when I eat noodles and I like to add some chili sauce, chili oil or XO sauce.
Normally, I buy chili sauce at Asian stores and I never thought about making it at home because chili sauce is not expensive. Not only homemade garlic chili sauce is healthier, but also is safe because you know what the ingredients are.
What Chinese chili garlic sauce is made of?
The ingredients are simple and easy to find: chili peppers (red Fresno chili peppers), garlic, oil, sugar, salt and vinegar.
Cooking tips for how to make homemade Asian garlic chili sauce:
- In this homemade chili garlic recipe, I use red Fresno chili peppers. If you use other kinds of chili pepper such as Thai chili, just put a tiny little bit at a time when you eat them because Thai chili is very spicy.
- Also, you may need to adjust the amount of chili peppers depending on the sizes and different types of peppers.
- If you have sensitive hands, please wear gloves before handling the chili peppers.
- Turn on medium small fire and heat up oil. When the oil is hot, put the minced garlic into the hot oil slowly and let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add minced chili peppers and mix well with garlic. Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- After adding salt, sugar and vinegar. Let it simmer for another 5-6 minutes.
- Sterilized glass containers before storing the sauce and cover with airtight seal. And, refrigerate the sauce.
- Remember to use a clean and dry spoon every time when you scoop the chili sauce out.
FAQs:
In this homemade chili garlic recipe, I use red Fresno chili peppers. It’s because it is easy to find at regular grocery stores. Red Fresno chili is medium sized. However, it is often confused with the jalapeño peppers, it has thinner walls.
Also, it has milder heat. Fresno chiles are frequently used for salsa. If you use Thai chili, please adjust the amount because Thai chili is very spicy. 
Homemade chili garlic sauce can last for 3-5 months if it is stored and refrigerated correctly.
Sterilized glass container before storing the sauce and cover with airtight seal. Then, refrigerate the sauce, it will last longer. Besides, remember to use a clean and dry spoon every time when you scoop the chili sauce. 
It’s like mild-medium hot. Always add a little bit to your food according to your taste.
Instructions for how to make Asian chili garlic sauce:
- Peel and wash 2 heads of medium large sized whole garlic.
2. Then, put the peeled and washed garlic into the chopper. Mince the garlic into small pieces, don't need to be fine.
3. After that, wash and cut 20 medium sized red Fresno chili peppers (around 1 pound) into chunks.
4. Next, put the cut chili peppers into the chopper. and chop until they are smaller pieces. (I separate two times to chop the peppers because my chopper is small. If you have a food processor, you can do it all at once.)
5. The following step, pour ½ cup of vegetable oil into the pan. Turn on medium small fire and heat up the oil.
6. When the oil is hot, add the minced garlic slowly into the oil. Level the minced garlic and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.
7. After, add chopped red chili peppers into the pan.
8. Mix the garlic and chili peppers well. Then, simmer for 5-6 minutes. Keep stirring once a while.
9. Add 1.5 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Mix it well.
10. Lastly, let it simmer for another 5-6 minutes. Also, keep stirring once a while.
Enjoy this simple and tasty homemade Asian chili garlic sauce recipe! Also, check out these mapo tofu, ma yi shang shu, kung pao chicken and steamed pork ribs recipes.
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Homemade Chili Garlic Sauce
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Ingredients
- 20 pieces Red Fresno chili peppers (Around 1 pound)
- 2 head Whole garlic (Medium large sized)
- ½ cup Vegetable oil
- 1.5 tablespoons Salt
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
Instructions
- Peel and wash 2 heads of medium large sized whole garlic.
- Then, put the peeled and washed garlic into the chopper. Mince the garlic into small pieces, don't need to be fine.
- After that, wash and cut 20 medium sized red Fresno chili peppers (around 1 pound) into chunks.
- Next, put the cut chili peppers into the chopper and chop until they are smaller pieces. (I separate two times to chop the peppers because my chopper is small. If you have a food processor, you can do it all at once.)
- The following step, pour ½ cup of vegetable oil into the pan. Turn on medium small fire and heat up the oil.
- When the oil is hot, add the minced garlic slowly into the oil. Level the minced garlic and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- After, add chopped red chili peppers into the pan.
- Mix the garlic and chili peppers well. Then, simmer for 5-6 minutes. Keep stirring once a while.
- Add 1.5 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Mix it well.
- Lastly, let it simmer for another 5-6 minutes. Also, keep stirring once a while.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make homemade garlic chili sauce:
- In this homemade chili garlic recipe, I use red Fresno chili peppers. If you use other kinds of chili pepper such as Thai chili, just put a tiny little bit at a time when you eat them because Thai chili is very spicy.
- Also, you may need to adjust the amount of chili peppers depending on the sizes and different types of peppers.
- If you have sensitive hands, please wear gloves before handling the chili peppers.
- Turn on medium small fire and heat up oil. When the oil is hot, put the minced garlic into the hot oil slowly and let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add minced chili peppers and mix well with garlic. Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- After adding salt, sugar and vinegar. Let it simmer for another 5-6 minutes.
- Sterilized glass containers before storing the sauce and cover with airtight seal. And, refrigerate the sauce.
- Remember to use a clean and dry spoon every time when you scoop the chili sauce out.
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