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sweet chili sauce
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can any one tell me how to make a sweet chili sauce ???? but not too hot
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.i think ken wants the DIY version. Basically it is a sweet and sour sauce with chilli. you can google for S+S sauces, and simply add chopped/minced green/red chilli to the recipe, but my basic recipe is tom puree, sugar, rice wine vinegar (or standard vinegar), bit of ginger, tablespoon of soy. The quantities of tomatoes, sugar and vinegar are not given as it's down to how sweet or how sour you want but start with a couple talespoons of each (plus 2-3 tablespoons water) - just keep adding bits of each until you're happy, the tom puree will help get the right consistency. To make the sweet chilli add chopped or minced fresh green/red chilli - again to your own preference.
btw i forgot to state that, like making S+S sauce, you heat all the ingredients up in a pan a) to dissolve the sugar b) to bring out the heat of the chillies. once it's nicely boiling, simmer a wee while, then allow to cool and chill in the fridge ready for use (put into a sterilised jam jar for a ready supply!). If not using tom puree, use cornflour (mixed in cold water first) to thicken.
Your basic sweet chilli sauce is easy. Chop up loads of red chillies (If you want a mild sauce deseed and devein the chillies, the vein being the piffy bit inside holding the seeds and the hottest bit of the chilli.) Place in a large pan of water with a large quantity of caster sugar and reduce until the right consistency. the sugar will form a syrup, bear in mind it will thicken as it cools.