Lemongrass Sweet Chili Sauce

Name: Lemongrass Sweet Chili Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1/2 cup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup water; 3 tablespoons finely-minced lemongrass (fresh or frozen-prepared); 1/2 cup rice vinegar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2-1 tablespoon dried crushed chili (1 tablespoon makes for very spicy sauce); 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons sherry wine; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 3-4 tbsp. cool water

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Recipe by gailanng

From Recipe Bridge. Goes well with recipe #460986.

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READY IN: 15mins

YIELD: 1/2 cup

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

¹⁄₄

cup water
3

tablespoons finely-minced lemongrass (fresh or frozen-prepared)
¹⁄₂

cup rice vinegar
¹⁄₂

cup white sugar
¹⁄₂ - 1

tablespoon dried crushed chili (1 tablespoon makes for very spicy sauce)
3

tablespoons fish sauce
3

garlic cloves, minced
2

tablespoons sherry wine
1

tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 3-4 tbsp. cool water

DIRECTIONS

Place all sauce ingredients except cornstarch-water mixture in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. When sauce comes to a rolling boil and begins to foam up, reduce heat to medium. Continue boiling over medium heat 10 minutes, or until vinegar has burned off and sauce is reduced by 1/3 to 1/2. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring well to incorporate. Sauce will gradually thicken in 1-2 minutes. If you'd like it thicker, add more cornstarch-water in the same way.
Remove from heat and taste-test. The sauce should taste sweet first, followed by sour and then spicy tones. Adjust this balance by adding more sugar for a sweeter sauce, or a little more vinegar OR lemon/lime juice if too sweet. Add more chili if you'd like it spicier. This sauce is usually served at room temperature.

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