Chef John'S Thai-Style Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 teaspoons sambal chili sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 6 cloves finely crushed garlic
- 2 tablespoons finely minced Thai chili peppers (bird's eye peppers)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Place 1/2 cup cold fresh water and vinegar in a saucepan. Whisk in Asian fish sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sambal chili sauce, and cornstarch. Whisk until cornstarch disappears. Place over medium-high heat and bring up to a simmer stirring occasionally. As it bubbles, it will start to thicken up. Remove pan from heat.
- Whisk garlic and chili into hot mixture. Add fresh lime juice; whisk again. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before checking for seasonings.
- If not using immediately, transfer to a glass jar with a lid. Refrigerate.
water, white distilled vinegar, fish sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sambal chili sauce, cornstarch, garlic, chili peppers, lime juice
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254278/chef-johns-thai-style-sweet-chili-sauce/ (may not work)