Sweet Chile Dipping Sauce

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek (chile garlic sauce) or 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes

1. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat and stir in rice vinegar, salt, and sambal oelek.
3. Cool sauce, then chill, covered, at least 1 hour.

water, sugar, rice vinegar, salt, sambal oelek

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sweet-chile-dipping-sauce-108363 (may not work)