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What is sweet chili sauce and how to make it?
What is Sweet Chili Sauce? – A simple to make, thick, sweet and spicy sauce with a delicious garlicky kick. You can actually see pieces of chili and minced garlic suspended in the sauce in the pictures in this post. This sauce is a classic condiment in Asian cuisine, especially Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. 
First step in making sweet chili sauce – cook the sugar with garlic and the liquids So on one of my trips to the grocery store, I looked at the label on the sweet chili sauce bottle and the ingredients were – sugar, water, pickled red chili, rice vinegar, garlic, salt and xanthan gum. That sounded simple enough, and all I needed was to find the best ratio of those ingredients.
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Can I use garlic instead of garlic in sweet chili sauce?
How can I make this recipe? – Sweet chili sauce is easy. We’ve already established that. It comes together in just 10 minutes and you can store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. One of the ingredients to make this is pickled red chili, It’s pretty time consuming to make your own fresh chili paste and pickle it to make this recipe. 
Adding sambal oelek to the sauce base Sambal Oelek used to be a little tougher to find, unless you had easy access to an Asian grocery store, but now you can easily find them in most supermarkets. Just check the Asian food aisle in your local supermarket. There are two types of Sambl oelek –
- Regular chili sambal oelek that I use for this recipe and,
- Chili garlic sambal oelek
For the most authentic flavor, use the regular sambal oelek. But if that’s not available, you can use the garlic version too. Just make sure to cut down the amount of garlic cloves in the recipe by half. 
Once the sauce has come to a boil, add the cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce Another ingredient that I use to make sweet chili sauce is soy sauce OR fish sauce. Both of these ingredients help season the sauce and add another level of flavor to it. I love adding fish sauce for a more authentic Thai or Vietnamese flavor flair with a nice little umami kick too. 
Cook until the sweet chili sauce has thickened to a desired consistency
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How long does it take to cook sweet chili sauce?
Are there any sweet chili sauce substitutes? – There isn’t really a substitute for this one of a kind sauce. You could mix some sriracha with honey for a sweet and spicy substitute, but that’s just not the same. But the good news is that this sweet chili sauce can be cooked in just 10 minutes (or less), and it’s ready to be enjoyed as soon as it cools down. 
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Can you make chili sauce without sambal oelek?
What if I can’t find Sambal Oelek? – Don’t you worry! I tried different substitutions and found that you can still make this delicious sauce at home without sambal oelek. There’s a subtle difference in flavor and appearance with each substitution, but in the end, you still have a really flavorful sweet chili sauce! The spiciness level from using just sambal oelek, is a medium heat. 
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