This Thai sauce is known as nam chim kai in Thailand. You will find it in every supermarket in the Asian section, but it is surprisingly easy to make yourself!
If you make it yourself - like we do - there are no added preservatives or fatty ingredients in this homemade version, so it is also healthier. And since you control the ingredients, you also control the amount of sweetness and heat.
At the Food Forest Kitchen @Ecologicthailand we serve it as a condiment with our lunches and diners.
Thai sweet chili sauce makes a superb condiment for many Thai dishes and is excellent with chicken and fish as well as seafood. It is also wonderful as a marinade for grilling or as a dip for finger foods.
Recipe Thai sweet chili sauce
Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 1 liter
INGREDIENTS
2 ½ cup water
1 ½ cup lime juice (or rice vinegar)
2 cups sugar cane sugar
5 teaspoons freshly grind ginger
3 teaspoons freshly grind garlic
2 teaspoons freshly grind chili pepper (or 2 teaspoons dried chili powder)
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup (we have a recipe of that too!)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
EQUIPMENT
Big pan
Mortar and pestle (or handblender)
Whisk
Spatula
Measuring cups
Sterilized glass jars for storage
PREPARATION
Sterilize your jars with hot water
Grind the ginger, garlic and chili you can use a mortar and pestle or a hand blender.
METHOD
Pour water and lime juice (or vinegar) in the pan
Bring to a boil over a light heat
Stir in the sugar, ginger, garlic, chili and tomato paste .
Stir to dissolve
Simmer for 5 minutes
Mix the cornstarch with a bit of cold water
Stir in the cornstarch a teaspoon at the time, and let it simmer.
Add more cornstarch if needed, until the acquired thickness is reached.
Remove from heat, let it cool down
Store in jars
NOTE: You can of course change the amount of sugar and/or chili if you want a more or less spicy or more or less sweeter sauce. If you like to make a lesser amount, adjust the ingredients to the desired amount.
This recipe is made at the @THEFOODFORESTKITCHEN, the slow food restaurant of @ECOLOGICTHAILAND.
Come and taste the wonderful homemade, fresh, organic food and drinks, while you enjoy the view over the rain forest and valley!
A MEAL WITH A VIEW.
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