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Sweet Chilli Sauce

Sweet Chilli sauce is one of our all time favourite things. Hannah loves a cheese and tomato toastie laced with sweet chilli sauce, while I like to whack a good slurp into all kinds of food. This summer Country Boy has been growing all different kinds of chillis, so I decided to have a go at making my own sweet chilli sauce.
Chillies contain a chemical which can burn your skin, so you really need to be careful when you make this. If you have some plastic gloves, consider getting them out and using them. Also, keep your windows and doors open, as the steam is spicy as well.
Despite these precautions, homemade sweet chilli sauce really is worth the effort.
Sweet Chilli Sauce
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Delcious home made sweet chilli sauce
Author: Jo @ Country Life Experiment
Recipe type: Sauce
Serves: 750ml
Ingredients
  • 250g chillies
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3c sugar
  • 3c white wine vinegar
Method
  1. Split and scrape out the seeds of most of the chillies (keep one or two whole). Removing the seeds gets rid of some of the heat of the chillies.
  2. Place the chillis, garlic cloves, and one cup of white wine vinegar into the bowl of a food processor.
  3. Process until the chillies are all finely chopped
  4. Pour the chilli mixture, sugar and remaining vinegar into a saucepan.
  5. Gently heat the mixture, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
  6. Bring the mixture up to the simmer and allow to bubble for 30 to 45 minutes or until slightly thickened. The mixture will thicken as it cools, so be careful not to let the syrup go too thick.
  7. Pour into sterilised bottles and seal.
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I think I will whip up a few more bottles over the next few weeks, ready for winter.

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  1. Kate says

    August 7, 2020 at 7:25 am

    Definitely going to try this!! How long can they be safely stored please? I am always worried about storing anything containing garlic because of botulism. By the way…..LOVE your recipes!!

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  2. Lyn Stewart says

    April 22, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    Sorry to worry you, but how hot is this sauce? The chili sauce we buy here isn’t burny at all, and the kids love it. 250g of chilies seems like quite a lot. Mine in the garden look like the same variety…

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    • Jo@CountryLifeExperiment says

      April 22, 2016 at 11:44 pm

      It was warm but not really hot, but it really depends on how hot your chillies are to begin with. I used mild chillies cos that is what I had. I would start with a bit less if you want it mild, and you can add a bit more if you need to. Just heat it again if you add more chilli.

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      • Lyn Stewart says

        June 2, 2016 at 7:54 pm

        Thanks lots

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