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Sweet Chili Thai Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: WOOBSIEE PHOTO BY: FF5

"A savory sauce to use as a dip with shrimp or spring rolls, in stir-fries and noodle dishes, even on whole wheat pizza crust instead of typical pizza sauce with feta, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, and vegetables."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 22 stars. This recipe average a 4.4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  5 Min
READY IN  20 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger root, minced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons hot chile pepper, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pour water and vinegar into a saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in sugar, ginger, garlic, chile pepper, and ketchup; simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch. Remove saucepan from stove to cool. Then transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2005 by France
Dipping sauce more than "pouring" sauce but can be thickened with more cornstarch. Nice to not... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by Tanya
This sauce is excellent. We are going to use a bit less sugar next time. Also, we added more... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2007 by Caroline C
Whatever you do, follow the other reviewers' advice and cut the sugar WAY back. I didn't, and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2006 by LITTLECHILE
I really like this recipe except I agree the sugar is just WAY too much. I cut it in half and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2007 by bamhall
We live in a small town & I ran out of the bottled chili sauce we use on our egg rolls, so I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2007 by Ashli
I made this because it was mentioned in the thai chicken balls recipe and now I can't imagine... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2006 by ROCKINJAZZGRL
Excellent sauce, easy to make and versatile. Dipped lemgrass chicken eggrolls into it, and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2005 by Chuck
This sauce is delicious and I used in my recipe for sweet chili crispy chicken and it was So... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2008 by missdrea
i scaled this down to 6 also but wish i would have scaled it down to 12 instead and frozen... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2008 by FF5
Very good flavor! Was a little thin so I added more corn starch. Had great spice (serrano... MORE