Flavorful homemade Asian sweet chili Thai sauce is sweet and spicy. Also, it has a beautiful bright red color. It's great for deep-frying wonton, tofu, egg rolls and Vietnamese spring rolls as a dipping sauce. It is a little different from sweet and sour sauce. Besides, this Thai sweet chili sauce recipe is great to make Thai chicken pizza. Let's learn how to make homemade Thai sweet chili sauce!
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What is sweet chili sauce?
Sweet chili sauce is also called Thai sweet chili sauce. Not only is it popular and common in Thai cuisines, but also around south East Asian and Western. It is often served as a dipping sauce for spring roll, deep fried wonton, grilled chicken and lettuce wrap dishes.
A well-known Mae ploy brand Thai sweet chili sauce can be found in most of Asian and regular grocery stores. One the other hand, I like to make homemade Thai sweet chili sauce because it has no preservatives and it’s so easy to make. This Thai sweet chili sauce recipe has step by step photos and a video to show you how to make it.
What are the ingredients for homemade sweet chili Thai sauce?
The basic ingredients are garlic, red chili peppers, sugar, salt, vinegar, water and tapioca starch. However, in this homemade sweet Thai chili sauce recipe, I added a red bell pepper which gives a very nice and natural bright red color. Also, I use Thai chili and it’s very spicy. Therefore, I only add 2-3 Thai chili peppers. Some like to use Fresno chili or red jalapeños.
Cooking tips for how to make Thai sweet chili sauce:
- Peel garlic and cut red bell pepper into chunks.
- Then, put garlic, red bell pepper, water and Thai chilis into a tall container. I like to use a pitcher because the stuff won’t come out when you blend it. But, in the video I used a mixing bowl because it is easy to see.
- Blend until it has little chunks that don't have to be very fine and smooth.
- Add sugar, salt, white vinegar and simmer the sauce for 10-15 minutes.
- I like to use tapioca starch to thicken the sauce because it gives a clear and transparent color. The sauce will be thicker when it cools down. However, you can use cornstarch. It works ok.
- Since Thai chili is very hot, I only use 2-3 chili peppers. You can add more or less depending on how hot you want the sauce. I like to use two Thai chilis because it is not too hot and has a great spicy flavor.
FAQs:
The sauce will last for a few weeks if refrigerated.
It can be used for many other foods like deep fried egg rolls, tofu, wonton, Vietnamese spring rolls, spread on burgers, lettuce wrap with meats, Thai chicken pizza, etc.
I use Thai chili and it’s very spicy. Therefore, I only add 2-3 Thai chili peppers. Some like to use Fresno chili or red jalapeños.
Instructions for how to make homemade sweet chili Thai sauce:
1. Wash, remove seeds and cut 1 large sized red bell pepper into chunks.
2. Peel and wash 10 cloves of garlic.
3. Next, put 2 Thai chili peppers, 10 peeled garlic cloves, 1 large cut up red bell pepper into the mixing bowl. Pour ½ cup of water and blend it.
4. Blend the mixture until it's little chunks, don't have to be fine and smooth.
5. After that, pour the mixture into a pot and turn on medium high fire until it's boiling. Then, add 1 cup of sugar, 1.5 teaspoon of salt, and ¾ cup of white vinegar. Stir and mix it well.
6. Turn the fire to small and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Then, add tapioca mixture (tapioca starch 1.5 tablespoons and water 2 tablespoons mix well) to thicken the sauce.
Enjoy this easy and tasty homemade Asian sweet chili Thai sauce recipe! Also, check out these pad Thai noodles, mango sticky rice, pad ka prao, red curry and green curry recipes.
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Sweet Chili Sauce
Video
Ingredients
- 1 Large Red bell pepper
- 2-3 Thai chili peppers (I like to use 2)
- 10 cloves Garlic
- ½ cup Water
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt
- ¾ cup White vinegar
THICKEN SAUCE:
- 1.5 tablespoons Tapioca starch
- 2 tablespoons Water
Instructions
- Wash, remove seeds and cut 1 large sized red bell pepper into chunks.
- Peel and wash 10 cloves of garlic.
- Next, put 2 Thai chili peppers, 10 peeled garlic cloves, 1 large cut up red bell pepper into the mixing bowl. Pour ½ cup of water and blend it.
- Blend the mixture until it's little chunks, don't have to be fine and smooth.
- After that, pour the mixture into a pot and turn on medium high fire until it's boiling. Then, add 1 cup of sugar, 1.5 teaspoon of salt, and ¾ cup of white vinegar. Stir and mix it well.
- Turn the fire to small and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Then, add tapioca mixture (tapioca starch 1.5 tablespoons and water 2 tablespoons mix well) to thicken the sauce.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make Thai sweet chili sauce:
- Peel garlic and cut red bell pepper into chunks.
- Then, put garlic, red bell pepper, water and Thai chilis into a tall container. I like to use a pitcher because the stuff won’t come out when you blend it. But, in the video I used a mixing bowl because it is easy to see.
- Blend until it has little chunks that don't have to be very fine and smooth.
- Add sugar, salt, white vinegar and simmer the sauce for 10-15 minutes.
- I like to use tapioca starch to thicken the sauce because it gives a clear and transparent color. The sauce will be thicker when it cools down. However, you can use cornstarch. It works ok.
- Since Thai chili is very hot, I only use 2-3 chili peppers. You can add more or less depending on how hot you want the sauce. I like to use two Thai chilis because it is not too hot and has a great spicy flavor.
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