Sauce Recipe #2

For my second sauce recipe, I was thinking I would share something from the far east. Also, since it is valentines day, I would choose something special. This is a very delicious sweet & spicy chili Thai sauce. Great for Valentine's day because hopefully your night will start sweet and with a spicy twist just like the sauce ;) Enjoy!

• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1 tbsp. of finely minced garlic
• 1 tbsp. of crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tbsp. or less Siracha/Hot sauce (optional)
• 1 tbsp. of cornstarch
• 1 tbsp. of cold water
• 1/ tbsp. of fish sauce (or 1/2 tsp. of salt if you don't have any)

You'll want to start out by taking a sauce pan and turning on your stove to a medium high heat. Put the sugar in the pan. Add the rice vinegar and water to the pan and stir until the solution starts to boil and all the sugar is dissolved. Add the finely minced garlic and the crushed red pepper. If you want it to be really hot and spicy, like your date, add the siracha or hot sauce to it. Adding this will give a spicy ending to the sweet beginning, like your night. Let the sauce simmer for a few minutes until it thickens and all the flavors blend. While it simmers, dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water in a separate dish until all the lumps are gone. Turn up the heat until the sauce bubbles rapidly and then pour your cornstarch mixture in. Finally, add the fish oil/ salt to add a saltiness to the sauce. However, don't skimp out on your date otherwise she will be bitter the next day! You can use this sauce for many things, including: egg rolls, rice, chicken, pork, or any other Asian dish. This sauce can pull a meal, and two people, together.


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