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Garlic Chili Sauce

Isabel Laessig
Sweet, spicy, and loaded with flavor, this easy recipe for Garlic Chili Sauce is one sauce you'll want to have on hand for so many meals!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine Asian-inspired
Servings 4 people
Calories 67 kcal

Equipment

  • Sauce pan

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Tablespoon Walnut oil or any other light oil
  • 1 small Red onion
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic ginger paste
  • 1 Red chili pepper
  • 1 Green chili pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons Ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • 1 Tablespoon Sweet chili sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Soy sauce
  • Handful Cashews chopped
  • 3 Green onions sliced

Instructions
 

  • Dice the red onion and both chilis, removing the seeds if desired (keeping them in makes the sauce spicier!).
    1 small Red onion, 1 Green chili pepper, 1 Red chili pepper
  • Add diced onions, chilis, garlic ginger paste and oil to a pan, then stir-fry gently until the onions are soft.
    ½ Tablespoon Walnut oil, 2 teaspoons Garlic ginger paste
  • Add in the ketchup, honey, sweet chili sauce and soy sauce, then mix well until combined.
    3 Tablespoons Ketchup, 1 teaspoon Honey, 1 Tablespoon Sweet chili sauce, 1 Tablespoon Soy sauce
  • Let the sauce come to a simmer, then top with cashew chips and sliced green onions, and serve! If you're bottling this sauce to save, add the cashews and green onions while serving.
    Handful Cashews, 3 Green onions

Notes

  • If you don't have garlic chili paste on hand, don't worry! Fresh garlic, ginger root and a little oil are all you need to make your own. Just add 1 part ginger to 2 parts garlic and a splash of oil into the blender and you'll have fresh-made garlic ginger paste that's even better than bottled!
  • Bottled sweet chili sauce can easily be swapped out for hot sauce and a little more honey. Add a half tablespoon of each.
  • If you're making this recipe soy-free with coconut aminos, scale back the honey slightly! Coconut aminos are naturally quite sweet, unlike how savory soy sauce is, so it doesn't need as much sweetening.

Nutrition

Calories: 67kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 438mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 255IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.5mg
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