Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"This is similar to the orange type of sweet/hot sauce with flecks of hot pepper in it used in many Asian dishes and sometimes as a condiment or dipping sauce. Cheaper than buying retail (a major brand is Mae Ploy) and tastes just as good."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 2/3 cup

ingredients

• 7 fresh red serrano peppers or 7 Thai chiles
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar

directions

1. Remove stems from chillies (leaving seeds in is optional) and place chillies and peeled whole garlic in a mortar and grind into a paste (some pieces of the chillies can remain visible).
2. Or alternately, you may place in a small spice mill set on pulse.
3. Combine ground garlic/chilli mixture with fish sauce, rice vinegar, water and sugar in a small saucepan, and whisk together.
4. Set heat on medium, and bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring, until mixture has thickened and lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 15-20 minutes.
6. Allow to cool, and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until used.

Reviews

[Skiptomelu]

excellent!

 

[Dropbear]

great.... and none of the additives

 

[CathWithKids]

I had dried hot chilli flakes and used about a tsp of that instead of the fresh chillis and am absolutely delighted with the sauce.... although I would have liked it to thicken up a little more than it did... the flavour is great and it is working well in my recipes. (It probably wouldn't work as well as a dipping sauce though because of the consistency).