Description
Fiery chili garlic sauce brings explosive flavor to your kitchen, elevating simple dishes with its bold Mexican-inspired heat. Spicy, tangy, and irresistibly bold, you’ll want to drizzle this homemade condiment on everything from tacos to grilled meats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 5–6 fresh red chilies
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
Liquid and Oil Components:
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (white or rice)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Gather fresh red chilies and peeled garlic cloves, ensuring they are clean and free from blemishes.
- Transfer chilies and garlic into a food processor, creating a uniform environment for blending ingredients.
- Add distilled white vinegar, granulated salt, and refined sugar to the processor for balanced flavor profile.
- Pulse and blend mixture until achieving a consistently smooth and vibrant crimson texture.
- Select a medium-sized skillet and heat neutral cooking oil over moderate temperature.
- Carefully pour the blended chili garlic mixture into the heated skillet, allowing ingredients to integrate.
- Stir sauce periodically, watching for gradual thickening and color intensification over 4-5 minutes.
- Monitor sauce consistency, ensuring it transforms from watery to slightly reduced and glossy.
- Remove skillet from heat and allow sauce to cool completely at room temperature.
- Transfer cooled sauce into a sterilized glass container with tight-sealing lid for storage.
- Refrigerate homemade chili garlic sauce, which typically maintains freshness for 2-3 weeks when properly stored.
Notes
- Customize heat levels by selecting different chili peppers like Thai, jalapeño, or habanero based on your spice tolerance.
- Adjust consistency by adding more vinegar for a thinner sauce or cooking longer for a thicker, more concentrated flavor.
- Store in sterilized glass jar in refrigerator for up to 2-3 weeks, allowing flavors to develop and intensify over time.
- Try additional ingredients like ginger, shallots, or a splash of soy sauce to create unique flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg