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Homemade Sweet Chili Pepper Sauce

By Victoria · On: Sep 25, 19 · Last Modified: Apr 19, 23

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Sweet chili peppers sauce is one of our family’s favorite sauces that we use in the majority of foods when we want to eat something spicy. It’s sweet, it’s spicy, and it’s very easy to make at home. Even if you do not like spicy dressings, you should try this fantastic recipe.

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Red chilly peppers without stems

The biggest advantage is that you can make it as spicy as your family prefers to eat.

As we know, Sweet Chili sauce is one of the most popular sauces in Thai cuisine. In its homeland, this dressing is traditionally served with various fried chicken dishes. Sweet chili pepper sauce in Thai means “chicken dipping sauce”. As the name of the dressing suggests, it has a sweet-pungent balanced flavor.

Personally, we are using this sauce along with the meat, but you can also use it with some vegetables or when you’re making some quick sandwiches, glazes, or marinades. For example, I used this chili sauce to make some delicious sweet chili chicken wings.

All over the world, you will not find a single Asian restaurant where you will not find a sweet chili sauce in the dishes.

Even though you can easily buy ready-made sauce from the supermarkets, I bet that you will fall in love with this one, and you will prefer to make your own delicious homemade sweet chili pepper sauce from scratch.

Let’s find out how to make this delicious sweet chili sauce.

Sweet chili pepper sauce in a glass.
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1 What ingredients will we need for that?
2 How to make a homemade chili pepper sauce:

What ingredients will we need for that?

  • 1.1 lbs (500 g.) of Chili Peppers
  • 2 Bell Peppers
  • 8 fl. oz (235 ml.) of White vinegar
  • ¾ lbs (340 g.) of Sugar
  • ⅔ cup of Honey
  • 1 teaspoon of Salt
  • 2 cloves of garlic

How to make a homemade chili pepper sauce:

First of all, we will start with the bell peppers. Cut them into small cubes.

Chopped red bell peppers

I cut them with a knife, but if you want, you can also cut them using a kitchen robot.

After you are done with bell peppers, wrap a pair of gloves to protect your hands from burns (and of course, be careful not to touch your face or other parts of the skin with your hands because it will cause burns).

Removing the stems from chili peppers

Remove the stems from the peppers and prepare them for chopping.

Orange and red chilli peppers without stems.

If you have found very hot peppers, remove the seeds from them. Or if you like spicy food or the peppers are not too hot, you can leave the seeds in them.

The Scoville Scale of Hotness infographic

If the peppers are hot, you can control the spicy level by the number of seeds that you will decide to keep. The more seeds you will leave in the sauce, the more piquant chili sauce you will obtain as a result. I used a robot to chop the hot peppers, and I decided to leave almost all the seeds because my family prefers spicy sauces, and the chili peppers this time weren’t too spicy.

Sliced chilli peppers in a bowl.

Now, peel the garlic and crush it a little bit.

Crushed garlic in a hand.

After that, put all the ingredients in a large bowl (except honey).

Mixing sliced chili peppers.

Quick Note: Use a stainless steel pan because this hot pepper sauce will color your utensils. If you are going to use a ceramic vessel, there is a high risk that you will not be able to clean it after that.

Put the pan on low heat, and let it boil for 30-45 minutes. Our goal is to soften all the ingredients a little and to make it more comfortable for us to blend them later.

Boiled sweet chili peppers sauce.

Now we can prepare the jars where we will keep the sauce. I recommend using small pots, as this product is not consumed in large quantities. There is no need to sterilize jars and lids. It is enough to wash them well and to let them dry.

After the vegetables have cooked enough, take the pan from the heat. Using a manual blender, we pass the composition well until we get the desired consistency.

Mixing chily pepper sauce in a pan.

Put the pan back on the fire, and continue to cook everything on a small heat until you get the consistency of the sauce similar to honey.

Boiled sweet chily pepper sauce.

Finally, add the honey into the sauce.

Flowing honey into the sweet chili sauce

Leave the product on the stove until it starts to boil again. Immediately after it starts to boil, stop the hob and pour the product into the jars, and close them tightly.

Pour the sweet chili sauce into jars

Put the jars upside down and let them cool down.

After they are cooled, the product is ready to be served or to be stored.

I’m pretty sure that after you make this sauce, you will want to use it in almost every dish that you will prepare. Also, you can use this chili pepper sauce to marinate different types of meat. As an example, you can check our recent recipe of Sweet Chili Glazed Chicken Wings.

Enjoy!

Recipe Card:

Homemade chili pepper sauce

Victoria
Sweet chili peppers sauce is one of our family favourite sauce that we are using in the majority of the foods when we want to eat something spicy. It's sweet, it's spicy and it's very easy to make at home. The biggest advantage is that you can control how piquant it will be. You can make it as spicy as your family prefers to eat. Primary, we are using this sauce along with the meat or vegetables.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 45 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
Course Sauces
Cuisine Asian
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 373 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1.1 lbs Chili Peppers
  • 2 Bell Peppers
  • 8 fl oz White vinegar
  • 12 oz Sugar
  • ⅔ cup Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 cloves Garlic

Instructions

  • Cut into small cubes the chili and bell peppers. (Don't forget to use a pair of gloves to protect your hands from burning).
    1.1 lbs Chili Peppers, 2 Bell Peppers
  • Put the chopped peppers and the rest of the ingredients (excluding the honey for the moment) into the pan.
    8 fl oz White vinegar, 12 oz Sugar, 1 teaspoon Salt, 2 cloves Garlic
  • Put the pan on a low heat and let them boil for approx — 45 min.
  • In the meanwhile, prepare the jars in which you will put the sweet chili sauce.
  • Mix all the ingredients with a manual blender.
  • Return the pan on the hob on low heat until the consistency of the sauce will become similar to a jam.
  • At the final, add the honey and let the sauce to boil once more. After that, turn off the fire.
    ⅔ cup Honey
  • Pour the hot sauce into the jars. Cover the jars with a cap.
  • Put the jars upside down and let them cool down. 

Quick Note

I highly recommend reading the entire recipe to find more tips and notes about this recipe. Read Full Recipe ⇑

Nutrition Estimates

Sodium: 281mgCalcium: 28mgVitamin C: 46mgVitamin A: 13961IUSugar: 74gFiber: 15gPotassium: 999mgCalories: 373kcalSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 3gProtein: 6gCarbohydrates: 89gIron: 3mg
Keyword chili, pepper, sauces, sweet
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Homemade chili pepper sauce

Victoria
Sweet chili peppers sauce is one of our family favourite sauce that we are using in the majority of the foods when we want to eat something spicy. It's sweet, it's spicy and it's very easy to make at home. The biggest advantage is that you can control how piquant it will be. You can make it as spicy as your family prefers to eat. Primary, we are using this sauce along with the meat or vegetables.
5 from 4 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 45 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
Course Sauces
Cuisine Asian
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 373 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1.1 lbs Chili Peppers
  • 2 Bell Peppers
  • 8 fl oz White vinegar
  • 12 oz Sugar
  • ⅔ cup Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 cloves Garlic

Instructions

  • Cut into small cubes the chili and bell peppers. (Don't forget to use a pair of gloves to protect your hands from burning).
    1.1 lbs Chili Peppers, 2 Bell Peppers
  • Put the chopped peppers and the rest of the ingredients (excluding the honey for the moment) into the pan.
    8 fl oz White vinegar, 12 oz Sugar, 1 teaspoon Salt, 2 cloves Garlic
  • Put the pan on a low heat and let them boil for approx — 45 min.
  • In the meanwhile, prepare the jars in which you will put the sweet chili sauce.
  • Mix all the ingredients with a manual blender.
  • Return the pan on the hob on low heat until the consistency of the sauce will become similar to a jam.
  • At the final, add the honey and let the sauce to boil once more. After that, turn off the fire.
    ⅔ cup Honey
  • Pour the hot sauce into the jars. Cover the jars with a cap.
  • Put the jars upside down and let them cool down. 

Quick Note

I highly recommend reading the entire recipe to find more tips and notes about this recipe. Read Full Recipe ⇑

Nutrition Estimates

Sodium: 281mgCalcium: 28mgVitamin C: 46mgVitamin A: 13961IUSugar: 74gFiber: 15gPotassium: 999mgCalories: 373kcalSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 3gProtein: 6gCarbohydrates: 89gIron: 3mg
Keyword chili, pepper, sauces, sweet
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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About Victoria

Hey, I'm Victoria, the blogger behind the Go Cook Yummy. I'm running this blog with my husband, Alex, where we share our family recipes that actually work.

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  1. Rachel Witt

    Nov 08, 20 at 9:31 AM

    5 stars
    Godness! Just made it. turned out perfect !!!

    Thank you, Victoria!

    Reply
  2. Wonderful cook

    Jan 09, 23 at 8:54 AM

    5 stars
    Made this sweet chili sauce last night. Easy to follow and the taste was delicious. Thanks.

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