Sweet Chili Sauce
Made with only 5 ingredients that you might have in your pantry, this Sweet Chili Sauce is thick and delicious served as a dip or drizzle with your favorite meats, veggies, and/or fish.
*This post was first published in August 2018 ~ it has been updated and is being republished today.
This Sweet Chili Sauce is a favorite in our home. We love to dip air fryer chicken tenders into it, spoon it onto veggie patties, and smother it onto cast-iron baked potatoes and cabbage rolls. I’ve shared it with family and friends who seem to love it as much as my daughter and I do.
This sweet chili sauce is made with 5 ingredients you probably have lying around your kitchen such as:
• Honey / or maple syrup
• Garlic
• Tomato paste
• Red wine vinegar
• Chili flakes
& salt and pepper.
Usually, sweet chili sauce I’ve had in restaurants tends to be a bit thinner than what I have here. But, I like my sweet chili sauce a bit thicker so I opt not to use water in it. However, if you would like this tasty sauce to be a bit on the thinner side, then add in 1/4 cup of water to the recipe below and simmer it for 4-5 minutes only.
Currently, stores seem to be running out of meat. However, I always manage to find a large stack of Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burgers wherever I shop. We love Beyond Meat plant-based burgers no matter if we are enjoying them on platters like what you see here or in these quick and tasty pasta bowls.
Now, I’ve partaken in quite a few plant-based burgers in my time, but, I cannot ever remember coming across one that was so meat-like!
When Beyond Meat says that their Beyond Burger is “so meat like it’s sold in the meat case of over 7,000 grocery stores nationwide…” they aren’t kidding!
When plant-based Beyond Burgers are thawed out, their color and consistency is so similar to a beef patty.
Cook ’em up medium rare and, y’all, their middle stays red – just like a beef patty!
But that’s not all. Beyond Burgers are juicy, with the chew and bounce of beef ~ and a hefty 20 grams of plant protein per patty! And, they don’t contain any soy, gluten, or GMOs either!
Last month, I whipped up a sweet and spicy beet onion jam to enjoy with pan-grilled Beyond Burgers.
This month, I decided to whip up a healthier sweet chili sauce to accompany them.
What is sweet chili sauce made of?
Made with honey, chili flakes, red wine vinegar, garlic and some tomato paste to balance out the sweet and spicy flavors, this sauce has us licking our plates! Don’t forget to season it with a pinch or two of salt and pepper.
I simmered this sauce for quite a bit to reduce it down and make it thicker. But, if you would like a thinner sauce, add in a quarter cup of water to the mix. I usually double the ingredients to make a big batch that lasts about 3 – 4 days in the fridge.
What is sweet chili sauce used for?
As you can see from the images, this sweet chili sauce is quite thick. It is perfect for globing onto a grilled Beyond Burger, or swooping up with thick fries. Sometimes I saute up chicken with some sweet chili sauce and other times we even enjoy it like chutney and serve it up with curry and roti.
What does sweet chili sauce taste like?
This sweet chili sauce is slightly sweet, slightly tart, slightly spicy, and a whole-lotta delicious!
On some of our at-home movie nights, my daughter helps me put together a Burgers and Fries platter with pan-grilled Beyond Burgers, beet onion jam, sweet chili sauce, fries, pretzel buns, lettuce, onions and tomatoes.
As you can see, the resulting burgers are so tall ~ and so satisfying! After one of these burgers, we hardly ever get up to get more snacks to last us through the movie!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp chili flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add honey to a small pan over medium heat.
- Carefully, grate the garlic cloves into the honey.
- Then add in the tomato paste, chili flakes and red wine vinegar and mix to all ingredients are very well incorporated. Then turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 7-10 minutes until desired thickness is reached.
- Remove from heat and season with a pinch or two of salt and pepper.
- Slather onto cooked/grilled Beyond Meat Beyond Burgers and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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This looks droolworthy! I must try your chili sauce..the combo of sweet and spicy is definitely my thing.
Oh my goodness those beyond burgers look absolutely stunning! NEED to get some!!
Gosh that is such a tempting burger and the sound of both the beet onion jam and the sweet chili sauce makes me drool! Love your ideas
Yum! That sweet chili sauce looks like an awesome add to grilled burgers.
Hold up! Sweet chili sauce on burgers? What an awesome idea! I’m all about playing around with flavors and toppings when it comes to the grill, and this sounds like a fun one for sure. I remember using a sweet chili sauce on ribs a number of years ago, and that was fun…but now I need to try it on burgers! I’m booking a reservation for dinner at 6:30pm at your place, Shashi! Can I have the balcony table? 🙂
I have been hearing a lot about these burgers recently. They look so much like meat!
Awesome. I usually always buy sweet chilli sauce as I’ve never found a recipe that’s come close to how I expect it to taste. This one lookgs perfect. Thanks Shashi. I’ll be giving this a go soon. 🙂
I actually tried the Beyond Meat burger…a Canadian burger franchise carries it now and it was So good! Hubby and I added cheese….cause cheese, but we loved it and would definitely get again. I bet it is so yummy with that sweet chili sauce….though, I bet that sauce would taste good on a shoe 😉 Hope you’re having a lovely summer, Shashi! XOXO P.S. Have you watched Shawdowhunter’s on Netflix?
This looks like a fabulous recipe. It’s printed! I’ll have to see if I can find those “burgers.”
Oh my god, this burger looks beyond good!!! Stunning pictures!
I have had a Beyond Burger — they’re really good! WOn’t replace a meat burger for me, but we have friends who don’t eat meat, and they’re really happy to get these. Anyway, love the sauce — thanks!
Oh my goodness those beyond burgers look absolutely stunning! NEED to get some!!
Gosh that is such a tempting burger and the sound of both the beet onion jam and the sweet chili sauce makes me drool! Love your ideas
Yum! That sweet chili sauce looks like an awesome add to grilled burgers.
I have been hearing a lot about these burgers recently. They look so much like meat!
Awesome. I usually always buy sweet chilli sauce as I’ve never found a recipe that’s come close to how I expect it to taste. This one lookgs perfect. Thanks Shashi. I’ll be giving this a go soon. 🙂
I actually tried the Beyond Meat burger…a Canadian burger franchise carries it now and it was So good! Hubby and I added cheese….cause cheese, but we loved it and would definitely get again. I bet it is so yummy with that sweet chili sauce….though, I bet that sauce would taste good on a shoe 😉 Hope you’re having a lovely summer, Shashi! XOXO P.S. Have you watched Shawdowhunter’s on Netflix?
I tried the sauce and absolutely love it!! Thats the exact taste I was looking for. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe with us. I just wanna know how long we can keep the sauce refrigirated?
Thanks so much for letting me know that you loved it – it’s one of my favorite sauces! I’ve kept it in my fridge for about a week – it’s never lasts long in our home though. Thanks again.