Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce

Why buy a mass produced sauce when you can make it yourself for a lot less. Also you can decide how hot you want it to be which I love and I love it hot.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings ml

Ingredients

3 clove garlic peel/finely chop
120 g red chillies slice with seeds
225 g sugar caster
250 ml water see note
125 ml white wine vinegar rice wine
1 tbsp corn starch corn flour
2 tbsp water mix with corn starch/cornflour

Instructions

Remove the stalk of the chillies and slice in half lengthways. Finely slice the chillies as you don’t want a big chunk.
120 g red chillies
Place a small saucepan over a medium heat and add the water, sugar, vinegar, garlic the finely sliced chillies. Stir gently as the mixture comes to a boil to help with the sugar dissolving.
3 clove garlic, 225 g sugar, 250 ml water, 125 ml white wine vinegar
When the sugar has dissolve, reduce the heat until the mixture simmers and then leave for about 10 minutes.
While the mixture is simmering, add the corn starch/cornflour to a cup and add the 2 tablespoons of water and stir to combine.
Add the corn starch/cornflour mixture to the chillies, garlic mixture and stir constantly but gently while the sauce thickens.
1 tbsp corn starch, 2 tbsp water
Once thickened, remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before pouring/ladling into bottles and jars.
Seal the jars and bottles well and allow to cool fully before storing. I store open ones in the fridge and unopened in the larder.

Notes

Note: Try using bottled water as in certain areas the hard water can add a sheen to the sauce and add a nasty background flavour.

Sterilising the Bottles and Jars

You must use sterilised jars to avoid bacteria getting into the sauce. To sterilise a jar, turn on your oven to about 140C/275F/Gas Mark 1. I put my jars and bottle into a baking tray and place them all in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and fill with the chilli sauce while the jars and bottles are still hot. This way the remain lovely and clean and bacteria free.

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