Chile Vinegar Sauce Recipes

SIMPLE HOMEMADE CHILI SAUCE (RED CHILLI SAUCE)

Steps:

• First, wash the chili peppers, patting them dry with a little paper towel.
• Then, cut off the stem ( green tops). It's best to wear gloves and avoid touching your face while dealing with the chilies!
• Next, roughly chop the peppers, keeping the seeds. You don't need to be too precise with your chopping as everything will be blended.
• Add the peppers and the rest of the ingredients to a food processor or blender and blitz into a sauce.Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings as necessary.
• Then, transfer the sauce to a sterilized jar and enjoy it immediately or store it in the fridge for longer-term storage.Optionally, you can reduce this sauce down to thicken it slightly over a hob. Read the recipe notes for more on that.
• Store the homemade chili sauce in a glass jar (plastic will stain), for up to 1 month in the fridge and for up to four months in the freezer.If it begins to taste sour or moldy in any way (or has physical signs of mold), then discard it.Also, you may be able to hot water bath can this red chili sauce (and then store it for months in the fridge) - however, it depends on its' pH balance and using the correct method. If this is something you'd like to do, it's best to consult reputable sources regarding canning items.

BEST SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients except for the cornstarch mixture in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil, stirring regularly. Once the sugar is dissolved stir in the cornstarch mixture, stirring continually until thickened, about 1 minute. Let the sauce cool completely, pour into an airtight jar and store in the refrigerator. Will keep for up to a week. Makes about 1 cup.

CHILE VINEGAR DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Sterilize jar and lid:
• Wash jar, lid, and screw band in hot soapy water, then rinse well. Dry screw band. Put empty jar on a rack in a boiling-water canner or a deep 5- to 6-quart pot and add enough hot water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, covered, then boil 10 minutes. Remove canner from heat, leaving jar in water. Heat lid in water to cover by 2 inches in a small saucepan until thermometer registers 180°F (do not let boil). Remove from heat. Keep jar and lid submerged in hot water, covered, until ready to use.
• Make chile vinegar:
• Carefully remove jar and lid with tongs, then drain jar upside down on a clean kitchen towel and dry lid.
• Pack chiles into jar. Bring vinegar to a boil in small saucepan, then remove from heat and pour over chiles. Cool to room temperature. Wipe off rim of jar with a dampened clean kitchen towel, then top with lid and firmly screw on screw band. Chill sealed jar 2 weeks.
• Make dipping sauce:
• Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then stir in red-pepper flakes (if using), 2 tablespoons chile vinegar, and salt to taste. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

THAI CHILE-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until the sugar has dissolved completely. Add chile. Sauce can be refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 5 days.

CHILE-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice chile into rings.
• Mix vinegar and sugar. Once sugar is dissolved, add chile.
• This will keep in the fridge 4-5 days.

HOMEMADE CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, chili powder, allspice, garlic powder, and onion powder together in a bowl.

CHILI VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a very clean 1-quart glass jar combine the chilies and the vinegar and let the mixture steep, covered with the lid, in a cool dark place for at least 2 days and up to 2 weeks, depending on the strength desired. Strain the vinegar through a fine sieve into a glass pitcher, reserving 2 chilies for garnish and discarding the rest, and pour it into 2 very clean 1/2-pint glass jars. Add the reserved chiles and seal the jars with the lids.

SPICY-SWEET CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium-high, cover ancho chiles with water and simmer until chiles are soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender with jalapenos, garlic, sugar, molasses, ketchup, vinegar, and orange juice. Blend until mixture is smooth and season to taste with salt and pepper.