Thai Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

Submitted by lisar

"This is a hot, sweet, sticky sauce that goes with Thai barbecued chicken as well as appetizers like spring rolls or fried won-tons. From the great Thai cookbook "True Thai". We absolutely love this!"

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 1-2 cups

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1⁄2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chinese-style chili-garlic sauce

directions

1. In a small saucepan, combine vinegar and a 1/2 cup of the sugar.
2. Bring to a low boil over med-high heat, stirring occasionally.
3. Lower the heat to medium and add in remaining sugar.
4. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently as the mixture comes to a boil.
5. Reduce the heat to low and add the salt.
6. Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Then stir in the chili-garlic sauce and remove from heat.
8. Let sauce cool and serve at room temp.
9. Will keep in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks if it lasts that long.
10. Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Reviews

[BETHANY T.]

FABULOUS!!!! The perfect dipping sauce for my recipe #357910 ! Super easy too! I used cider vinegar and Huy Fong chili garlic sauce. The only suggestion I would makle is to start off with a little less chili garlic sauce to start. I think its perfect using the full tablespoon, but I enjoy lots of heat... others might want to start with a little less. But LOVED this terrific recipe! Thanks for sharing!

 

[jenpalombi]

This was an excellent dipping sauce - one of the better recipes I've found. I have tried it with both white vinegar and rice vinegar and have decided that I'll probably reduce the amount of vinegar next time. Thanks for sharing!