Flavorable homemade Asian Thai style sweet chili sauce recipe is tasty and has a nice red bright color.
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What is sweet chili sauce?
Sweet chili sauce is also called Thai sweet chili sauce. Not only it is 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 poly brand Thai sweet chili sauce can find in most of Asian and regular grocery stores.
One the other hand, I like to make homemade Thai sweet chili sauce because no preservatives and it’s so easy to make. The following recipe has step by step photos and video to show you how to make it.
What is Thai sweet chili sauce made of?
The basic ingredients are garlic, red chilis, sugar, salt, vinegar, water and tapioca starch. In this recipe, I added a red bell pepper which gives a very nice and natural bright red color. Also, I used Thai chili and it’s very spicy chili. Some like to use Fresno chili or red jalapeños.
Cooking tips for sweet chili sauce recipe:
- 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 don’t have to be very fine and smooth.
- Add sugar, salt, white vinegar and simmering 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 corn starch it works ok.
- Since Thai chili is very hot, I only use 2-3 chilis. You can add more or less depends on how hot you want the sauce. I like to use two Thai chilis because it is not too hot and has great spicy flavor.
FAQs:
How long can the sauce last?
The sauce will last for few weeks if refrigerated.
What is sweet chili sauce used for?
It can use for many other foods like deep fried egg rolls, tofu, wonton, Vietnamese spring rolls, spread on burgers, lettuce wrap with meats, Thai style pizza and etc.
Instructions for how to make homemade Thai sweet chili sauce:
1. Wash and cut red bell pepper into chunks
2. Peel and wash garlic cloves
3. Next, Thai chilis, garlic, red bell pepper and 1/2 cup of water into a mixing bowl 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 3/4 cup of white vinegar. Stir and mix it well.
6. Turn the fire to small and simmering for 10-15 minutes. Then, add tapioca mixture (tapioca starch 1.5 tablespoons and water 2 tablespoons mix well) to thicken the sauce.
Hope you enjoy this easy and tasty homemade Asian Thai style sweet chili sauce recipe! Also, check out these teriyaki sauce and black pepper sauce recipes.
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Sweet Chili Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 large size Bell pepper
- 2-3 Thai chilis (I like to use 2)
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup White vinegar
THICKEN SAUCE:
- 1.5 tablespoons Tapioca starch
- 2 tablespoons Water
Instructions
- Wash and cut red bell pepper into chunks
- Peel and wash garlic cloves
- Next, Thai chilis, garlic, red bell pepper and 1/2 cup of water into a mixing bowl 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 3/4 cup of white vinegar. Stir and mix it well.
- Turn the fire to small and simmering for 10-15 minutes. Then, add tapioca mixture (tapioca starch 1.5 tablespoons and water 2 tablespoons mix well) to thicken the sauce.
Video
Notes
Cooking tips for sweet chili sauce recipe:
- 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 don’t have to be very fine and smooth.
- Add sugar, salt, white vinegar and simmering 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 corn starch it works ok.
- Since Thai chili is very hot, I only use 2-3 chilis. You can add more or less depends on how hot you want the sauce. I like to use two Thai chilis because it is not too hot and has great spicy flavor.