Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

This Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe is a sticky, sweet, and mildly spicy sauce served as a side to make fried or grilled dishes. Made with simple ingredients and ready in minutes; this recipe works perfectly as a sweet chili glaze or chili sweet sauce—ideal for dipping, glazing, or stir-fries.

Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Ingredients

  

• 1 piece bell pepper
• 3 pieces red chillies ( stems removed )
• 1 small onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 & 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pepper optional
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch slurry

Instructions

 

• Prepare the bell pepper by taking out the stem and the seeds. Chop into small pieces. Then chop red chillies and onions into slightly smaller pieces.
• Place the bell pepper, red chillies, onions, garlic, and 1 cup of water into a blender. Blend then transfer this into a pan and bring to a simmer at medium heat.
• Pour in ½ cup water, salt, brown sugar, pepper, and vinegar. Mix well. Add in the cornstarch slurry. Mix until it thickens.
• Once it feels as thick as you like, take this out and let it cool to room temperature before using.

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Why try this Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce ?

Homemade Chili sauce is just as delicious and most of the time even more delicious than your usual store bought sauce. It’s a more affordable and budget friendly alternative to store-bought options like UFC sweet chili sauce and Jufran sweet chili sauce. But the homemade version offers a better control of flavor like its sweetness and heat. You can also just as easily replace certain ingredients to suit your diet or preferences. This Sweet chili sauce substitute is easy to customize and comes together quickly using simple pantry staples. For those looking for a reliable sweet chili pepper sauce recipe, learning how to make sweet chili sauce at home is simple and rewarding. The perfect dip, glaze, or condiment to keep at home. This tried-and-true sweet chilli sauce recipe is sure to impress anyone.

Sweet Chili Sauce Ingredients

• Bell pepper – for color and mildly sweet earthy flavor.
• Red chillies – gives the sauce it’s heat and vibrant color.
• Onion and Garlic – aromatics to help enhance the taste and aroma.
• Water – dilute the sauce and help meld the flavors together.
• Salt – to enhance the flavor.
• Brown sugar – adds sweetness and helps thicken the sauce.
• Pepper – for flavor.
• White vinegar – adds a nice tang.
• Cornstarch slurry – to help thicken up the sauce.

How to Make Sweet Chilli Sauce

Ingredients 

• 1 piece bell pepper
• 3 pieces red chillies ( stems removed )
• 1 small onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 & 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pepper ( optional )
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch slurry

Steps :

1. Prepare the bell pepper by taking out the stem and the seeds. Chop into small pieces. Then chop red chillies and onions into slightly smaller pieces.

2. Place the bell pepper, red chillies, onions, garlic, and 1 cup of water into a blender. Blend then transfer this into a pan and bring to a simmer at medium heat.

3. Pour in ½ cup water, salt, brown sugar, pepper, and vinegar. Mix well. Add in the cornstarch slurry. Mix until it thickens.

4. Once it feels as thick as you like, take this out and let it cool to room temperature before using. 

Questions

• Sweet Chili Sauce Calories

This sweet red chili sauce has around 20 – 30 calories per 1 tablespoon-around 15 ml of serving.

• Additional ingredients
  • For those interested in sugar free sweet chili sauce; replace the sugar with honey or your choice of sweetener to make this sweet spicy sauce.
  • For a super garlicky sweet garlic chili sauce, double the amount of garlic.

• What to serve this with ?
  • Make some meatballs , and toss these around the sauce or serve it on the side to make “Meatballs with Sweet Chili Sauce“.
  • You can also toss these with fried chicken for a deliciously glossy and delectable “Sweet Chili Sauce Chicken“. 

• Sweet Chili Sauce Alternative
  • If you really need instant sauce, you can mix together sriracha and honey.
  • Another option is chili garlic sauce mixed with a bit of vinegar and honey. Adding more or less depending on your preference.

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Easy Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe ( Tagalog )

Mga Sangkap :

• 1 piraso ng kampanilyang paminta
• 3 pirasong pulang sili
• 1 maliit na sibuyas
• 6 butil ng bawang
• 1 at 1/2 tasa ng tubig
• 2 kutsarita ng asin
• 1 tasa kayumangging asukal
• 1 kutsarita ng  paminta ( opsyonal )
• 1 tasa ng suka
• 2 kutsara ng cornstarch slurry

Paano Lutuin :

1. Ihanda ang kampanilyang paminta, tanggalin ang tangkay at buto. Ihiwa ng maliliit. Ihiwa din ang mga sili at sibuyas ng maliliit.
2. Ilagay ang paminta, sili, sibuyas, bawang, at 1 tasa ng tubig sa blender. I-blend at ilipat ito sa kawali at pakuluan.
3. Ibuhos dito ang ½ tasa ng tubig, asin, asukal, paminta, at suka. Halui ng mabuti. Haluan ng cornstarch slurry. Haluin hanggang kumapal.
4. Pag makapal na, tanggalin sa kalan at palamigin ng konti bago ihanda.