Sweet Chile Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup minced garlic
  • 2 cups rice vinegar
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups pickled red chile, chopped, seeds and all
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water to make slurry
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Canola oil, for cooking

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan coated lightly with oil over medium heat, combine garlic and chile, season with salt, and saute until softened, about 2 minutes. Deglaze pan with rice vinegar. Add sugar and water to saucepan and combine well. Bring to a boil and whisk in the cornstarch slurry to thicken -- you may not need all of it. Continue whisking and cook for about 3 minutes to ensure it has thickened. Check flavor, and remove from heat.