Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

4.91 from 30 votes

Learn how to make traditional Thai CThis easy homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce combines spicy, savory, and sweet flavors. Perfect for dipping egg rolls and coconut shrimp or drizzling over your favorite rice and noodle dishes, it’s simple to make and so much better than the store-bought stuff.hili Sauce with this recipe that is both sweet and spicy.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Servings: servings

Calories: 26kcal

Chef: Jessica Randhawa

Ingredients

▢ ⅔ cup sugar
▢ ½ cup rice vinegar
▢ ¼ cup water
▢ 1 tablespoon minced garlic
▢ 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
▢ 1.5 teaspoon Sriracha
▢ 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper - optional
▢ 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water
▢ ½ tablespoon fish sauce

Instructions

Add sugar, rice vinegar and water to a small sauce pan, stir and turn on heat to medium-high. Continue to gently stir sugar mixture until it comes to a low boil and all the sugar has completely dissolved.
Turn heat to low and gently mix in the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, Sriracha and cayenne pepper (optional. Leave out if you are sensitive to spicy food). Allow the sauce to simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In the meantime, dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 1 tablespoon cold water. Mix until there are no longer any lumps and all cornstarch is completely dissolved.
Turn up heat to medium high and pour in the cornstarch, making sure to mix well immediately. Return heat to low, add fish sauce and salt (to taste). Allow sauce to thicken (this should happen quite fast) and remove from heat. Your sauce will continue to thicken once removed from heat.
Keep leftovers stored in an airtight jar or container in the refrigerator.

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