Sweet Chilli Sauce

Name: Sweet Chilli Sauce (Sos Cili Manis)
Yield: Makes about 200 g (7 oz)
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 5–6 Tbsp white vinegar; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 2 Tbsp chilli flakes; 1 tsp cornflour, mixed with 3 Tbsp water; ½ tsp salt, or to taste; 100 g (3½ oz) sugar; 4 Tbsp water

Sos Cili Manis

Preparation info

Makes about
200 g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Rendang isn't Crispy

By Zaleha Kadir Olpin

Published 2019

About

This is the sweet chilli sauce that I served with my fish cutlets on MasterChef UK. The judges loved the balance of flavours in this sauce! Double the recipe to make a bigger batch as this will go fast!

Ingredients

5–6 Tbsp white vinegar
100 g (3½ oz) sugar

Asia
Malaysia
Sauce
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Place all the ingredients, except the cornflour paste, into a heavy-bottom pan and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in the cornflour paste and let it simmer for another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. The chilli sauce will thicken as it cools.
Store in a clean glass jar. The sauce will kee