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Easy Sweet Chili Sauce close up on a spoon
4.72 from 21 votes

Easy Sweet Chili Sauce

This incredibly quick and Easy Sweet Chili Sauce only requires four ingredients and can be mixed up in minutes. Pour it over meat, tofu, or seafood!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Asian
Total Cost: $0.70 per cup
Servings: 4 1/4 cup each

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar $0.47
  • 1/4 cup sugar $0.08
  • 1/4 cup water $0.00
  • 1 Tbsp sambal oelek $0.13
  • 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch + 1 Tbsp water $0.02

Instructions

  • Add the rice vinegar, sugar, water, and sambal oelek to a small sauce pot. Heat and stir the mixture over medium heat until the sugar fully dissolves.
  • Stir the cornstarch into 1 Tbsp water until dissolved, then pour it into the sauce pot with the sweet chili sauce. Continue stirring and heating until the mixture comes up to a simmer, at which time the cornstarch will thicken the sauce and go from appearing cloudy to clear.
  • Use the sauce immediately, or refrigerate and use within one week.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 18.83kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.93g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Sodium: 75.1mg | Fiber: 0g