Lemongrass Sweet Chili Sauce

• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons finely-minced lemongrass (fresh or frozen-prepared)
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 - 1 tablespoon dried crushed chili (1 tablespoon makes for very spicy sauce)
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 3-4 tbsp. cool water

1. Place all sauce ingredients except cornstarch-water mixture in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. When sauce comes to a rolling boil and begins to foam up, reduce heat to medium. Continue boiling over medium heat 10 minutes, or until vinegar has burned off and sauce is reduced by 1/3 to 1/2. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring well to incorporate. Sauce will gradually thicken in 1-2 minutes. If you'd like it thicker, add more cornstarch-water in the same way.
2. Remove from heat and taste-test. The sauce should taste sweet first, followed by sour and then spicy tones. Adjust this balance by adding more sugar for a sweeter sauce, or a little more vinegar OR lemon/lime juice if too sweet. Add more chili if you'd like it spicier. This sauce is usually served at room temperature.

water, rice vinegar, white sugar, chili, fish sauce, garlic, sherry wine, cornstarch

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemongrass-sweet-chili-sauce-460985 (may not work)