Looking for an easy, 7-ingredient sauce to spice up your dishes?

I have exactly what you need! This sweet and spicy chili sauce is perfect for dipping but also great to drizzle on top of anything. Egg rolls, spring rolls, potato fries, steamed veggies, rice, noodles, and more! Let’s make chili sauce!

To balance with the spiciness, we will use two types of chilis: goat horn peppers and bird’s eye chilis (also called Thai chili). The first one will make the base as it’s not too spicy and will give the sauce a bright red color. The second one which is much spicier gives the sauce most of its heat.

I went with 5 Thai chilies, and I found the sauce to be already quite spicy. If you want it spicier, add more. If you want a milder chili sauce, I would recommend using only 2 or 3. The great thing about making your own chili sauce is that you can tweak the spiciness to your liking!

Place the chopped chilis, garlic, water, maple syrup, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Next, transfer to a saucepan and let simmer for about 10 minutes to get rid of the raw chili flavor.

In the meantime, blend the tomato with water and apple cider vinegar. Add to the chili mixture, and cook for another 5 minutes to cook the tomato. The addition of tomato to the sauce adds a subtle sweetness and acidity.

To have a very smooth sauce, you want to strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Finally, to thicken the sauce put it back on the stove, add cornstarch, and whisk until it thickens.

I recommend transferring the sauce to a squeeze bottle as it will make it easier to use. It’s the perfect spicy sauce to drizzle on roasted veggies, rice, noodles, or to use as a dip for egg rolls, potatoes, or basically anything that needs some extra spiciness!

If you are looking for more spicy condiments, check out this Homemade Buffalo Sauce or my Favorite Chili Paste!

Let me know in the comments if you try this recipe!

 

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