Sweet Chilli Sauce

Name: Sweet Chilli Sauce
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) rice vinegar; 3 long red chillies, deseeded and cut into julienne; 20 g (¾ oz) ginger, peeled and cut into julienne; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) sugar; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) vegetable oil; 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

You can simply buy some Thai sweet chilli sauce if you wish, but I really think this is heaps better as a dipping sauce than anything you can buy.

Ingredients

500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) vegetable oil
3

Asia
China
Sauce
Gluten-free
Spicy
Vegan

Method

Heat the oil in a wok until smoking (180°C/350°F), and deep-fry the garlic, stirring constantly, until it turns light golden brown. Using a slotted spoon, quickly remove the garlic and drain on paper towel, then spread out to dry and let crisp. Repeat the process for the ginger.

In a heavy-based pot, combine the sugar, vinegar and chillies. Bring to the boil over medium