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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
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 *
- 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, 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 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
115 Comments on “Sweet Chilli Sauce”
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. 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. Please let me know if you try it. 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. Please let me know if you make it. 🙂
OH my gosh! I want to marinate chicken in this!
Hi Tisha, there are so many ways to use it and it certainly does go well with chicken. I make sure that I always have some on hand. 🙂
Love making homemade hot sauces and this one is a must-have goes well with a lot of stuff. Thanks for sharing your secrets I need to make it soon I bet goes nicely on a baked ham.
Hi Adriana, it’s a very versatile sauce, I find it goes with many things. I haven’t tried it with ham but I imagine that the sweetness of the sauce would work very well with it. 🙂
I love chili sauce with some asian cuisine! So tangy and spicy; it’s the best!
Hi Beth, yes, it is the best. And depending on the variety of chilli you use you can make it mild or hot. It’s such a useful sauce. 🙂
I can already see so many ways to use this sweet chili sauce ! Such a versatile recipe that I can have handy every time I am making my mains. Thank you so much for sharing your way of making this sauce!
Hi Elaine, thank you for the feedback. I agree, it is a versatile condiment and I like to always have some on hand. 🙂
I love sweet chilli sauce – especially with sweet potato fries. I’m going to bookmark this!
Courteney, just love it with sweet potato fries. Delicious!! 🙂
Those images really make me want to taste this sauce right now with my noodles. It was lovely reading your idea and the recipe.
Kalyan, having the sauce with noodles sounds delicious! Thank you for your comments. 🙂
It looks amazing, but I don’t know if I could handle it. Neither hubby or I really like spicy food, but this would be amazing for anyone who does enjoy spicy sauce like this.
You can use very mild chillies so the sauce only has the flavour and not the heat. It’s still delicious. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
I like how simple this looks to make. I can’t wait to try it out.
Thank you, let me know if you try it. 🙂
I sure will share this recipe with Tom. He loves this stuff
Thank you Susan, I hope he enjoys it. 🙂
Sauce looks delicious! I would love to try it too!
Hi Lyosha, it’s lovely and we use it in so many ways. Hope you enjoy it. 🙂
This sweet chilli sauce looks so good. I will definitely give this recipe a try.
Hi Agnes, I’m delighted that you will try this recipe. Let me know how it goes. 🙂
Seems simple tasty recipe, will try this evening and feedback. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, I’m really pleased that you are trying the recipe. Let me know how you enjoy it. 🙂
I love spicy food and this sauce looks so tempting. I guess I’ll have to make it soon!
Hi Akriti, let me know if you try it. 🙂
I like that this is a sweet chili recipe. Maybe I’ll be able to get the kids to actually try this.
Hi Alexa, let me know if you try the recipe. 🙂
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 looks like such an incredible recipe! I would love to try making my own sweet chili sauce one day soon, as opposed to buying it from the store.
That’s great Emily. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
I love sweet chilli sauce, I would have it on everything. I didn’t realise how simple it was to make, I would love to try.
It is simple to make and very tasty. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
This is so nice! I am willing to try or at least share this with my friends and see if we can incorporate it into our daily friends dinners.
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malibluemymind
Thank you so much. I do hope that you enjoy making it. 🙂
Indeed, sweet chili sauce is a mainstay in the Asian kitchen. We can’t eat spring rolls without it. 🙂
I simply cannot imagine a spring roll without it. I love that it’s so easy to make. 🙂
not only does this look delicious but i appreciate how simple it is to make it! my husband is going to be so excited ha!
That’s great Cait. Let me know how it goes. 🙂
Oh my god i use sweet chili sauce in an everyday basis. Now i can finally make my own one! Hope it would taste as great as yours! ?
Thank you Jessa, glad you like the recipe. 🙂
This looks grrat can’t wait to try!
Hi Huda, look forward to hearing when you make it. 🙂
I’ve never heard of this but this looks delicious! I am going to have to tell my Mom about this during river season!
Hi Ashli, it is a great condiment. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
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I love this receipe! Thanks so much for sharing! I’m always looking for new recipes!
Thank you, Estrella! Hope you will enjoy it!
I love a good sweet chili sauce but I would have had no idea where to go about making it. I would love to try this out for sure. I can think of some great dishes it would go with.
Thanks, David! I really hope you will enjoy this 🙂
6 ingredients and 20 minutes. Yeah, I’m sold. This sounds great!
Brilliant, Rosey! Enjoy 🙂
That sweet chilli sauce looks delicious, I am going to make a big batch. This looks perfect recipe.
Thank you, Swathi 🙂 Enjoy!
This looks lovely. My partner would love it.
Thanks, Samantha 🙂
Sweet chilli sauce is such a versatile condiment – even better when its homemade! Yuuuum!
Yes, that’s so right!!! I love homemade 🙂
I’m fond of this kind of sauces. The combination of sweetness and chilli is something just for me. Can’t wait to try this recipe out just after Christmas! 🙂
So glad you like this, Natalia 🙂 I hope you will love this recipe!
I am not a big fan of cooking, but this recipe looks pretty easy, so I will need to try it on my own ?
You got this, Marta! You can send me a message if you run into any difficulties 🙂
Great recipe!! Will try this one for the springrolls I’m gonna make for the holidays!
Mm, perfect for that, Sandra! Enjoy 🙂
Ooh! My husband would LOVE this! He used sweet chili sauce all the time when we make certain meals. I am not a big fan of it, but he goes through bottles faster than anyone else I know!
Hey Dani!! You might find you like a homemade version better 😉 Either way, hope your husband will enjoy this!
I love sweet chilly sauce. Love it with my asaian food. It is not complicated indeed.
Thank you, Ankita 🙂
I’m not into sweet chili sauce though I know tons of people who are and would like this recipe.
Hope they will check it out. Thanks Keshia 🙂
I can’t do spicy food so add the SWEET and I am there!!
Hey Gigi!! Enjoy this one 😉 The sweet adds a lovely balance 🙂
Mmmm, what a tasty sounding recipe! And so simple to make too, I will have to give it a whirl x
Thanks, Becca!! Enjoy – and do let me know what you think 🙂
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What a great and simple recipe! We love Sweet Chilli Sauce and it’s our favourite dipping sauce!
Thank you so much, Bella!! 🙂 🙂
This looks delicious!
Thanks, Jen!
I love eating sweet chilli sauce but never made it from scratch, this looks easy enough for me to try so I will give it a go.
Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂
i’ll show this to my husband. he loves spicy sauces
Great, Jasmine!
I am a big fan of spicy food and chili sauces and this recipe looks really easy to make and it looks really delicious!
Thank you, Surekha! Enjoy 🙂
I love a good sweet and spicy dish. I can think of several ways to use this sauce
Thank you so much, Erica!
I never thought that chili sauce can be sweet. Alex, can I eat it with the fish fry and egg devil?
Hi Monidipa! You certainly can 🙂 It has a sweet and slightly spicy flavour also! 🙂
Here is a little information on the wikipedia page for it: Sweet Chilli Sauce
Enjoy! 🙂
I’m not much into Chinese food but I like chilly. Thanks for the recipe. I didn’t know it’s that simple.
Thanks so much, Daisy! Yes, it is super simple to make 🙂
Looks good! I’m going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you, Christina! Let me know what you think 🙂
My husband and I love this sauce, especially with our veggie egg rolls. Who would’ve known that it is this easy to make at home. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thanks, Kisha!! Love that 🙂 Enjoy!!
I use chili sauce in so many dishes. I’ve never thought about making my own. I never realized how easy it would be to make!
Hi Stacie! Yay! I am so happy that you now realise how easy it is, and hope you’ll give it a go 🙂
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This recipe looks great! I’m definitely going to try make a bottle of it! I always prefer making my own stuff, because I like knowing exactly what went in and plus there’s a sense of achievement with it too! ? Great post ?
Hi Hermione! Thank you so much for your comment 🙂 I agree with you completely – always good to know exactly what goes in our food. Enjoy! 🙂
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 🙂
Looks yummy and simple! ?
And it will go perfectly with the next recipe we will be posting 😉 Stay tuned xx