Sweet Chilli Sauce – a delicious sauce that is so easy to make!
If you enjoy adding a boost of flavour to your food look no further – this is the recipe for you.
This Sweet Chilli Sauce is an enormously popular condiment and there are endless possibilities for its use.
It is an essential condiment to many Asian recipes but also finds itself very much at home in Western cuisine. Just think of it accompanying hot, crispy potato chips. Delicious! It is also very simple to make and provides the satisfaction of not just knowing it’s your own creation but knowing the quality of ingredients it contains; there are no surprise additives here.
With just six ingredients (not counting the water) you can have this Sweet Chilli Sauce prepared in little over 20 minutes.
The recipe uses long red chillies which are generally a milder chilli. If you like very hot chilli you may prefer to substitute one of the long red chillies for two (or three) bird’s eye chillies.
This delicious sauce goes perfectly with our Tofu Sesame Toasts, Oven Baked Beef Meatballs and Onion Patties.
What is your favourite was to enjoy this delicious sauce? If you give this recipe a try, please let us know in the comments.
Enjoy!
Xx Alex and Faye
P.S. We love to serve the sweet chilli sauce with:
Grilled Chicken Burger by Cook it Real Good
Potato Wedges by Cook it Real Good
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic finely peeled and chopped
- 4 long red chillies * finely chopped with seeds included
- 1 1/2 tbsp cornflour/corn starch *
- 2 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- The long, red chillies are generally mild, but not always, so as a precautionary measure when chopping them you may choose to wear disposable gloves.
- In a small saucepan place the sugar, 1 cup water, rice wine vinegar, garlic and chillies. Bring to a boil and simmer rapidly on medium to high heat for 12 minutes.
- Mix the cornflour with the cold water. Lower the heat, and re-stir the cornflour and water mixture as the cornflour tends to settle if made a little in advance.
- Add the cornflour and water to the chillies, stir well and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes. This helps to evenly distribute the chillies through the mixture.
- Decant into a sterilised* jar or bottle.
Notes
Nutrition
I love your fabulous homemade sweet chili sauce. This would be so amazing on some cubed chicken breast and served over rice. Yum!!
Aww, thank you, Heidi! I am so happy you enjoy it.
Definitely like your serving suggestion too – Yum!
This is so much better than the store bought sweet chili sauce and it’s so easy to make! My kids always ask for this when eating chicken tenders or nuggets. I get the mild red chilis for them but make another batch with hot chilis for myself since I love it spicy!
I am delighted to hear that you and your family enjoy the Sweet Chilli Sauce and just love that you make a milder batch to suit your children. So nice! 🙂
Can this be canned
Hi Katrina! We haven’t tried canning this. This will last for several months, as is.
We prefer to make it in smaller batches for maximum flavour.
Let me know if you try it. Kind regards, Alex
I hosted a dinner party with some friends and we challenged ourselves to make everything from scratch. I honestly had no idea that homemade would taste so much better but I can guarantee I will never buy store bought again!
Hi Amy, I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed the Sweet Chilli Sauce. Thank you so much for letting me know. 🙂
Is cornflour the sMe as cornstarch?
Hi Joan, yes, cornflour and cornstarch can be used interchangeably – they are very similar and will produce the same result. Best wishes, Alex. 🙂
Totally love this recipe, the sauce makes simple dishes special. I tried it and the kids love it too. Thank u so much for sharing. I’ll never have to spend money buying sweet chilli sauce from the supermarket again 😉
Hi Ann-Marie, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy the Sweet Chilli Sauce. Thank you so much for letting me know. 🙂
Hey thanks thatS is just what I was looking for
Oh what a great sauce made it to day ready to accompaniment our evening meal now it will be a family’s favourite 🌶🌶
Hello Baz, I am delighted that you like the Sweet Chilli Sauce. Thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Hi Alex
Made a batch of this today – delicious.
Would love to keep it on hand – do you know if it freezes well?
Hi Paul! The sauce will be fine in the freezer for 2-3 months. I recommend heating it gently on the stove prior to using it, as it will help improve the consistency after being frozen.
Bonjour, Alexandra, je vais essayer de faire votre sauce chili car j’adore cela et j’en consomme énormément, mais bien sur acheté en magasin. Je pense que cela revient quand même moins cher de la faire soi-même et au moins on c’est comment c’est fait. Très belles photos. Je voudrais savoir si on peut la stériliser avec un stérilisateur.
Bonjour Monique, unfortunately, I do not speak French. Thank you so much for your comments, I translated them on Google. I am so pleased that you like the recipe. The sauce is very easy to make; I put the finished sauce into sterilised jars but I do not sterilise it further. I have found that the sauce, once opened, keeps very well in the refrigerator for 2-3 months. In fact, it may keep longer but mine is always finished in that time. 🙂
Such a fabulous taste. I never gave a thought to make this before today. Hubby has told me this is a recipe I need to keep available!
I always like to have a bottle on hand, I use it with many dishes. Thank your hubby for his support. 🙂
I had no idea this was so easy to make! Sweet chilli sauce (with a dollop of mayo – true story) is one of my favourite things for dipping breaded chicken strips into.
Hi Elizabeth, we are on the same wavelength! Sweet chilli sauce with mayo is a favourite dipping sauce for me. So happy you enjoyed this!
5 STARSSSS!!! I love Sweet Chilli sauce, especially with noodles or egg rolls. Thanks a lot for the recipe.
Thank you Chad, I love it too. 🙂
This sweet chilli sauce is delicious. I made a big batch.
Thank you, Swathi 🙂 Enjoy!
What a great and simple recipe! We love Sweet Chilli Sauce and it’s our favourite dipping sauce!
Thank you so much, Bella!! 🙂 🙂
YUM. Made this tonight and served with dumplings. SO good.
That is so great to hear, Alice! Thank you! 🙂
Delicious – my favourite sauce to go with so many things.
We agree – it goes perfectly with so many things 🙂